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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-15 CL ITY OF AKEVILLE PRACM ARKS AND ECREATION DVISORY OMMITTEE EETING S15,1999 EPTEMBER ITEM #1. Call to order. The meeting was called to order in the Lakeville Council Chambers by Chairperson Wanless-Sobel at 6:00 PM. ITEM #2. Roll call. Present were H. Lovelace, C. Wanless-Sobel, J. Larson, C. Bonn, P. Messinger and alternate K. Manias. Committee member Lulf was unable to attend. Also present were Park Director Steve Michaud and Recording Secretary Judi Hawkins. ITEM #3. Approval of Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee minutes of August 18, 1999. The minutes of the August 18, 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 an official notice had been received of the grant award for ? Kensington Park. Committee members had received a copy of the letter from the Department of Natural Resources. Park Maintenance has been busy preparing and maintaining fields for soccer. ? Registrations for fall programs are going well. ? Volunteers are needed for the Haunted Forest. The following committee members ? offered their assistance: Pat Messinger, Colette Wanless-Sobel and her sons, Grayson and Elliott; Jeff Larson and daughter Kelly; and Howie Lovelace, who also volunteered Larry Lulf. Cheryl Bonn may also be available. Colette Wanless-Sobel stated that the Co. Rd. 5 project looks very nice and she has ? also heard other positive comments concerning the new roadway and trails. ITEM #6. Review final plat of Marion Fields Second Addition and make park dedication recommendation to City Council. The Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee reviewed Marion Fields Second Addition preliminary plat at their August 18, 1999 meeting. The plat is located north of 210th Street and west of Dodd Boulevard and consists of 103 single-family lots on 59.79 acres. After review of the plat and its geographic location, staff recommended a Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee Minutes of: September 15, 1999 Page -2- parkland dedication in the amount of 5.28 acres. In addition, the developer will be required to grade and pave a trail connection from the proposed residential street in the new plat to the main trail corridor. The City will pay the cost of installing the trail. The developer plans to mine available sand from the future park site during construction of the plat. The developer is required to replace mined areas with acceptable fill and top dress all disturbed areas with at least six inches of black dirt when mining is complete. The entire area should be final graded and seeded to accommodate future park development. 99.30 Motion was made by Messinger, seconded by Manias, to recommend City Council Marion Fields Second Addition approve the final plat of and accept 5.28 acres of parkland to satisfy the park dedication requirements. In addition, the developer will provide a pedestrian access to the park between Lot 11, Block 1 and Lot 1, Block 2. The developer will work with the City to provide an acceptable finished grade between the back lot lines and the proposed park property. At the expense of the City, the developer will grade and pave the trail access into the park and connect the trail with the existing main trail. The developer will also install arborvitae shrubs along the trail adjacent to the new homes. Motion passed. ITEM #7. Update of Park and Open Space System Plan Staff is presently completing a review of the first draft of the updated Park and Open Space System Plan, with projections to the year 2020. Staff feels there are some policy decisions that need to be made with reference to such issues as league play at neighborhood parks, standards for new fields, etc. Also, the 1992 plan depicts neighborhood service areas drawn around community parks. Staff feels that in reality those facilities do not function as neighborhood parks or provide appropriate neighborhood facilities. A new feature of the updated plan is the identification of greenway systems and linear parks within the city. Staff believes Alan Brixius of NAC has done an excellent job and would like the initial changes and corrections to be made prior to providing copies of the document to each committee member. Committee members discussed possibly breaking down into subcommittees to review the updated document. Staff plans to hold two meetings to give residents the opportunity to review and discuss the plan. In addition, the final draft will be available at City Hall for residents to review prior to being presented to City Council. ITEM #8. Review 2000 Park Dedication Budget. $540,000 is set aside in the Park Dedication Budget for purchase of the Tutewohl property. Committee members discussed a recent article in the Lakeville Life and Times regarding negotiations for the purchase of property for the northeast sector park. Several facts were misstated in the article and Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee member Pat Messinger wrote an editorial which clarified and corrected several issues. Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee Minutes of: September 15, 1999 Page -3- Other items which are addressed in the 2000 Park Dedication Budget include signage, playground equipment and upgraded bleachers. Four sets of bleachers are being purchased at a cost of about $11,000. The old bleachers will be disassembled and planks reused to build new sets. Kensington Park Phase I is currently under construction. Phase II is scheduled in the Park Dedication budget for 2000. The widening of the trail around Valley Lake Park has also been added to the budget. Capital Equipment items in the 2000 budget include a new tractor, mowers, trucks and various other pieces of equipment. An additional Park Maintenance position will be budgeted for 2001. A Park Operations Manager position is proposed in the 2000 budget to assist with administrative tasks and construction management. A job description is currently being prepared for the position. ITEM #9. Unfinished business. There was no unfinished business. ITEM #10. New business. There was no new business. ITEM #11. Announcements. The next meeting of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee is scheduled for October 6, 1999. ITEM #11. Adjournment. The meeting adjourned at 6:45 PM. Respectfully submitted, __________________________________ Judith R. Hawkins, Recording Secretary ATTEST: __________________________________ Colette Wanless-Sobel, Chairperson