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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-14 CITY OF LAKEVILLE PARKS, RECREATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE April 14, 2004 ITEM #1. Call to order. The meeting was called to order in the Council Chambers at City Hall at 6:05 PM. ITEM #2. Roll call. Present were Committee Members J. Berg, P. Messinger, T. Goodwin, R. Boldus, J. Volimas and H. Lovelace. 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 March 31, 2004. The minutes of the March 31, 2004 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. Sweeping of trails and streets has been completed. - The new Central Maintenance Facility site has been cleared. - Trees from the former Taco Bell site have been removed and - transplanted within the City. The Ironman Bike Ride is scheduled for Sunday, April 25. - The Lakeville Rotary is hosting Taste of Lakeville at the Lakeville Area - Arts Center Thursday, May 6. The Legends Golf Course is hosting a golf tournament May 18 which - will benefit the Arts Center and Historical Society. John Graff, Park Maintenance II, will be retiring at the end of May. Staff - is working on filling his position. Well 17 at North Park is near completion. - A pre-construction meeting will be held next week for Prairie Lake Park. - A playground will be installed in Lynwood Heights in the near future. - Staff is reviewing a punch list for Village Creek Park. - New plantings are being watered. - Ballfields are being maintained. - The Lakeville Sno-Trackers have submitted a grant application to the - DNR to purchase a groomer. They have been selected to proceed to the next level in the process. The Branjten Farm plat is being reviewed by staff. Materials are - available for review in the Parks and Recreation Department. Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Committee Page 2 April 14, 2004 ITEM#6. Review Lakeville Centennial Rotary Project for improvements to Land of Amazement. Staff introduced three members of the Lakeville Rotary Club. The Rotary has chosen an improvement project at Land of Amazement for their Centennial project. The proposed project is to improve the picnic area and access to Land of Amazement which is located on the north side of the facility. The intense use of this area prohibits grass from growing resulting in bare dirt. The same situation exists along the west side of the facility at the main entrance. The project will involve removal of the existing picnic tables, retaining wall and benches and placing a new concrete slab in the area. The slab wraps around the front of the facility providing a low maintenance, clean access to the playground. The City would allocate some of our new picnic tables to the site. Committee member Berg asked if there would be wheelchair accessibility. Staff indicated the existing sidewalk is accessible. Committee member Messinger commented the project will have a nice finished look at a high visibility park and it is a nice amenity for the City. She then went on to thank the Rotary for their contribution to the community. 04.12 Motion by Messinger and seconded by Goodwin to recommend City Council considerapproval of the improvements to Land of Amazement as proposed by the Lakeville Rotary for their centennial project. Ayes ? 6 Nays ? 0 Motion passed. ITEM #7. Argonne Village preliminary plat. United Properties proposes development of a 36.39 acre commercial subdivision to be known as Argonne Village. It is located on the southeast corner of County Road 50 across from Juniper Path. There are no park requirements for this development. Certain wetlands will be preserved and th potential greenway spaces will provide a trail connecting 175 Street cross-country to County Road 50 south of the site. United Properties has purchased several properties to accommodate this project. Bruce Carlson, United Properties Vice President of Retail Development, presented an overview of the project to the committee. United Properties began working on their plans for this site in May 2001. The site will include a grocery anchor and 30,000 square feet of retail shop space. The project included acquisition of 12 properties which included seven houses. Dan Parks, Westwood Professional Services, spoke of the grading design and existing wetlands. He indicated the existing wetland located north of the site would be expanded from its current size. Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Committee Page 3 April 14, 2004 Ed Hastek, Senior Landscape Planner, summarized the tree preservation plan. There are 1,553 trees which are 6? or larger of which 142 trees will be saved. Grading of the site results in a low number of saved trees. An additional 68 trees will be saved following revision of the grading plan of the wetland mitigation area. Also, 25 trees can be removed from the site and transplanted to another City location or brought back onto the site at a cost of $5,000. Another option for restoring trees on site would be purchasing tree stock from a nursery at a cost of $9,000. Nursery stock would come with a guarantee vs. no guarantee of survival of replanting existing trees. Committee member Berg asked how the loss of trees is addressed. Staff responded that each tree within the preservation plan is individually assessed. Member Goodwin asked what measures were taken with the grading plan to preserve trees. Mr. Carlson answered the slope and dirt was addressed and 25% of the site will be greenspace. Member Goodwin inquired if there were any locations that do not need grading. Mr. Carlson answered no. Staff added there are limited options to save trees and greenspace. It is the intent to have a good landscaping plan for the Hoppe property, a possible land donation consisting of a beautiful knoll with large oak trees. Member Berg asked about the 150,000 ? 200,000 cubic yards of dirt which would be removed from the site. Staff indicated there are locations throughout Lakeville to fill in with dirt. Member Volimas asked how many trees are oak. The response was approximately 300 are oak and maple with possibly half being oak. Volimas then asked how many trees would be planted. Mr. Parks indicated the City will dictate a tree plan per ordinance with a approximately 150 trees being restored around the perimeter and 100 near the wetland. Mr. Carlson explained United Properties has donated $2 million toward road improvements in addition to eliminating well and septic systems on the site. He added this is not an easy site to work with. United Properties staff have gone through great pain to identify and save trees. Member Goodwin responded 25 saved trees is not significant. Member Messinger stated additional trees, as part of the final landscape plan, will also be planted. Mr. Parks stressed the slope of the site and curb set of County Road 50 th and the relocated 175 Street does not allow the site to leave areas ungraded. Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Committee Page 4 April 14, 2004 Staff spoke of the intersections of 35W/Co. Rd. 50, 35W/Co. Rd. 60, 35W/Co. Rd. 70 zoned as commercial. The development of this site addresses the transportation issue which has been a concern for a long time. Member Volimas asked if it was possible to group trees together versus spacing them apart? Mr. Carlson answered groups of trees are preferred and that will be shown in the final landscape plan. Member Goodwin added a natural look in the plan is preferred. Staff complimented United Properties on the site plan with respect to the good job done minimizing the impact on the wetlands. 04.13 Motion by Messinger and seconded by Volimas to recommend City Council considerapproval of Argonne Village preliminary plat including a cash contribution to satisfy the park dedication requirement which will be determined during the final plat process. The developer is required to construct appropriate blacktop trails along County Road 50, additional pedestrian circulation throughout the development including sidewalks along the proposed cul-de-sac east of the site. In addition, the developer is required to follow the natural resources requirement detailed in the Planning and Engineering reports associated with tree preservation, grading, drainage and erosion control and further recommendations by the Dakota County Soil and Water Conservation District, if applicable. The committee further recommends review of the grading plan in an effort to save additional trees, review of the landscaping plan to ensure a natural and attractive layout, and recommendation that the 25 trees that are to be removed from the site to be placed back on site or placed off site such as within City parks. Ayes ? 6 Nays ? 0 Motion passed. nd ITEM #8. Spyglass 2 Addition final plat. nd Spyglass 2 Addition is located north of Ardmor Mobile Home Community and east of Cedar Avenue. The first addition consisted of 45 lots. nd Spyglass 2 Addition final plat proposes to plat 45 lots. The developer donated 4.19 acres of park property. The intent of the park property was to dedicate half of the park property from this plat and half of the park property from a future plat planned north of this property. The future park combined with this plat?s land dedication would be approximately 10 acres in size. The total plat area is 84.74 acres, requiring a park dedication Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Committee Page 5 April 14, 2004 of 8.478 acres (84.74 x 10% = 8.478 acres). The first addition land dedication of 4.19 acres represents 49.4% of the total park dedication requirements. There are 146 total lots in the overall plat. The first phase park land dedication represents 49.4% of the required dedication or 72.12 lots. The developer is still responsible for cash park dedication fees on the remaining 73.88 lots. The first phase and the second phase represented 90 total lots. Subtract 72.12 lots from 90 lots and the balance due for the second phase is 17.88 or $28,339.80 (17.88 x $1,585). Future additions to the plat will pay cash for the remaining lots. Committee member Messinger reiterated the committee requested the future park to be no less than 10 acres. Member Goodwin stated the tree preservation plan should be consistent with the preliminary plat. He then requested an update of the status of the trees within the first addition for the next meeting. 04.14 Motion by Goodwin and seconded by Boldus to recommend City nd Council considerapproval of Spyglass 2 Addition final plat including a cash contribution in the amount of $28,339.80 (17.88 lots x $1,585) to satisfy the park dedication requirement. The developer is required to construct two 8-foot wide multi-purpose trails along the north side of 205th Street and the east side of Cedar Avenue for which the developer will be reimbursed. A 5-foot wide concrete sidewalk th will be constructed along the south side of 205 Street between Cedar nd Avenue and the east plat boundary of Spyglass 2 Addition and along one side of all proposed local streets at the expense of the developer. In addition, the developer is required to follow the natural resources requirement detailed in the Planning and Engineering reports associated with tree preservation, grading, drainage and erosion control and further recommendations by the Dakota County Soil and Water Conservation District, if applicable. ITEM #9. Unfinished business. There was no unfinished business at this time. ITEM #10. New business. Committee member Goodwin inquired about litter control at Argonne Village in addition to other corridors in Lakeville which seem to collect trash. Staff responded there is limited control with respect to trash and debris along roadsides and within developments. Each spring staff usually contacts developers and informs them to clean up following winter construction. Hopefully this will occur in the near future. ITEM #11. Announcements. The next meeting of the Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Committee is scheduled for April 28, 2004 at 6:00 PM at City Hall. Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Committee Page 6 April 14, 2004 ITEM #12. Adjournment. The meeting adjourned at 8:16 PM. Respectfully submitted, _____________________________________ Patricia J. Vinje, Recording Secretary ATTEST: _____________________________________ John Berg, Chairperson