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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-16 CL ITY OF AKEVILLE PRACM ARKS AND ECREATION DVISORY OMMITTEE EETING J16,1999 UNE ITEM #1. Call to order. The meeting was called to order in the Lakeville Council Chambers by Vice Chairperson Messinger at 6:00 PM. ITEM #2. Roll call. Present were H. Lovelace, L. Lulf, P. Messinger, A. Raymond and K. Manias. Absent were C. Wanless-Sobel, J. Larson and C. Bonn. Also present were Park Director Steve Michaud and Recording Secretary Judi Ryan. ITEM #3. Approval of Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee minutes of May 19, 1999. The minutes of the May 19, 1999Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee meeting were discussed. There were no additions or corrections and the minutes were approved as printed. ITEM #4. Citizen comments. There were no citizens present for items not on the agenda. ITEM #5. Staff reports and summary of current projects. Staff reported that there have been some rain delays on some of the construction ? projects but they are moving along well. The Klamath Trailway project is planned st to be paved the week of June 21. Park Maintenance is doing well keeping up with spring projects and mowing. They ? are currently working on repair of some backstop fencing as time allows. The Tree Trust has resumed work on the pedestrian bridge project off Kensington ? Ave. that they began last summer. The project was planned to take two summers and should be completed this year. The STS crews have been working on dismantling the Rolling Oaks hockey rink in ? preparation for paving. The Meadows Park rink has been dismantled and is ready for paving, possibly by the end of this week. The STS crews will then reconstruct the rinks. Staff is preparing specifications for upgrade of rink lights at Dakota Heights Park ? and Parkview Park. This project will be planned for completion this fall. The County Road 5 project is also moving along well. ? Approximately 100 girls? softball teams will be in Lakeville this weekend for a ? fastpitch tournament. Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee Minutes of: June 16, 1999 Page -2- Next weekend there will be over 200 soccer teams in Lakeville for the annual Pan- ? O-Prog soccer tournament. Hopefully they will experience better weather this year than the last couple of years. ITEM #6. Review Grenada Business Park preliminary and final industrial plat and make park dedication recommendation to City Council. Grenada Business Park consists of five lots. Three industrial lots and two outlots will be final platted at this time. One of the outlots will be used for ponding and one will be used for a future lot. Staff recommends the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee consider a commercial rate cash contribution for this plat to satisfy the park dedication ordinance requirements. 99.17 Motion was made by Raymond, seconded by Manias, to recommend City Council Grenada Business Park approve the preliminary and final plat of and require a cash contribution based on the commercial rate to satisfy the park dedication ordinance. Motion passed. ITEM #7. Review Park Overlook preliminary and final plat and make park dedication recommendation to City Council. Park Overlook consists of 15 single-family lots and is located on the west side of Ipava Avenue, just south of Dakota Heights Park. Staff has met with the developer on several occasions and is recommending a parkland dedication 0.55 acres based on the proposed platted area. The developer is proposing to use a small piece of existing park area which represents approximately 0.2 acres of land. The difference between the actual park dedication at ten percent of the gross area of the plat, less the park property being used for the plat, leaves a net land dedication of .35 acres. In lieu of making up the difference, the developer has agreed to construct an eight-foot bituminous trail on the west side of Ipava Avenue from the proposed 176th Circle north to 178th Street. In summary, staff is recommending the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee consider a land dedication of .55 acres, land exchange of .20 acres of existing City property, and construction of the trail along Ipava Avenue for Park Overlook preliminary and final plat to satisfy the park dedication ordinance requirements. 99.18 Motion was made by Lulf, seconded by Lovelace, to recommend City Council approve Park Overlook the preliminary and final plat of and to accept a land dedication of .55 acre, land exchange of .20 acres of existing City property and construction of an eight- foot bituminous trail on the west side of Ipava Avenue from the proposed 176th Circle north to 178th Street to satisfy the park dedication requirements. Motion passed. nd ITEM #8. Review Orchard Meadows 2 Addition final plat and make park dedication recommendation to City Council. Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee Minutes of: June 16, 1999 Page -3- Orchard Meadows 2nd Addition final plat consists of 38 townhouses. Orchard Meadows 2nd Addition is located south of 185th Street and west of the railroad property. Previously the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee recommended a cash contribution for the entire Orchard Meadows plat. Trails presently exist on the th south side of 185 Street and there are no trail issues associated with this plat. Staff is recommending the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee consider a cash contribution to satisfy Orchard Meadows 2nd Addition final plat park dedication requirement. 99.19 Motion was made by Manias, seconded by Raymond, to recommend City Council nd Orchard Meadows 2 Addition approve the final plat of and require a cash contribution to satisfy the park dedication ordinance. Motion passed. th ITEM #9. Review St. Frances Woods 7 Addition final plat and make park dedication recommendation to City Council. St. Frances Woods 7th Addition consists of 36 townhouse and 22 single-family lots and th is located south of 205 Street and east of Kenrick Avenue. Due to the configuration and layout of the single-family lots, the developer is requesting a trade of park property presently located in the southeast corner of Kensington Park for a portion of their plat located adjacent to the southwest portion of Kensington Park. The two parcels of property are of equal size. At a recent work session City Council considered funding preliminary development of Kensington Park in conjunction with the construction of Kensington Parkway. As a result of a favorable reaction from City Council and additional unanticipated revenues in the park dedication fund, staff has requested the developer of St. Frances Woods prepare construction specifications and submit a cost estimate to complete partial construction of the park. Partial development would include placing black dirt over the entire park area, final grading the park based on a prepared site plan which includes grading, base materials and paving of the planned trail between Kensington Parkway and the residential area to the east, basketball court and the parking lot. Base grading would be completed for the playground area. The softball infield would be graded and covered with aglime. Once these aspects of the park are complete, a separate contractor would finish the final grade and site preparation and seed the entire park. The remaining items to complete the park in the year 2000 would include installation of backstops and team benches; installation of basketball standard, park benches and security lighting; and landscaping. Because basketball courts usually require two lifts of blacktop the second lift would be completed next year. Staff showed committee members a revised park concept sketch. Staff is recommending the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee supports the land trade and recommends to City Council a cash contribution to satisfy the St. Frances Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee Minutes of: June 16, 1999 Page -4- Woods 7th Addition final plat. In addition, the developer would be required to construct portions of Kensington Park as part of the construction of Kensington Parkway as described in the specifications included in the proposed development contract for the plat. The development of Kensington Park should commence along a timeline that would allow completion of final grading and seeding on or about September 15, 1999. The cost of trails on both sides of Kensington Parkway will be will be part of the roadway construction project to be built by the developer and reimbursed by the City. 99.20 Motion was made by Lulf, seconded by Manias, to recommend City Council approve th St. Frances Woods 7 Addition the final plat of and accept a cash contribution to satisfy the park dedication requirements. In addition, the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee recommends City Council authorize the land trade, require the developer to construct portions of Kensington Park on a timeline to allow seeding of the park by September 15, 1999. Motion passed. ITEM #10. Review Corridor and Gateway Design Guidelines and make recommendation to City Council. Staff introduced Rita Erpelding, Economic Development Coordinator for the City of Lakeville. Rita explained the purpose of the Corridor and Gateway Design Guidelines is to create a positive image of the community and neighborhoods, generate cohesion within the City, and standardize landscaping designs for entrances to the community. The Economic Development Commission identified 13 corridors and 20 gateways as they created the guidelines as part of their strategic plan. The guidelines take several criteria and components into consideration and several standard plates have been designed to meet various intended locations. Signature plantings and landscape designs will give a sense of continuity to the community. The possibility of whether to undertake some redevelopment will be studied in the second phase of this project. Other considerations to be studied in the next phase include funding for the cost of implementation and maintenance of the landscaping materials. Committee members suggested an adoption program for maintenance. Committee members felt it was a good start on a very large project and compared it to the project completed in the retail area of Apple Valley in the past few years. Rita stated that many communities have undertaken similar projects for their downtown areas, but Lakeville is the first community to undertake such a project for its entire city. Federal, State and County highway departments have been contacted and have pledged to support and work with the City of Lakeville on the guidelines and implementation. Committee members also felt there were several issues that still needed to be addressed. Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee Minutes of: June 16, 1999 Page -5- 99.21 Motion was made by Manias, seconded by Lulf, to support the concept of Corridor and Gateway Design Guidelines and recommends City Council accept Phase One of the proposed plan. Motion passed. ITEM #11. Unfinished business. There was no unfinished business. ITEM #12. New business. There was no new business. ITEM #13. Announcements. The next meeting of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee is scheduled for June 30, 1999. ITEM #11. Adjournment. The meeting adjourned at 7:15 PM. Respectfully submitted, ____________________________________ Judith A. Ryan, Recording Secretary ATTEST: ____________________________________ Pat Messinger, Vice Chairperson