Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-21 CITY OF LAKEVILLE PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING March 21, 2001 ITEM #1. Call to order. The meeting was called to order in the Lakeville Area Arts Center Administration Building by Chairperson Larson at 6:00 PM. ITEM #2. Roll call. Present were Committee Members J. Larson, L. Lulf, R. Boldus, J. Berg, J. Volimas. Unable to attend were P. Messinger, H. Lovelace, and alternate K. Manias. Also present were Parks and Recreation Director Steve Michaud and Recording Secretary Pat Vinje. ITEM #3. Approval of Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee minutes of February 21, 2001. The minutes of the February 21, 2001 Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee meeting were discussed. There were no additions or corrections and the minutes were approved as printed. ITEM #6. Review Lakeville park concept plans. Steve Wensman, Ingraham & Associates, was present to display and discuss the park plans for Lake Villa Golf Estates neighborhood park. Three concept plans were available for the committee to study and comment on. The area to be developed is a 160 acre plat to be constructed by U S Homes. With the passage of the 1994 bond referendum, a 10-16 acre park was approved for this area. Features included in the proposed concept plan are: A pond is being considered as a buffer between the park and residential ? housing on the north side of the proposed park. A 20-stall parking lot. ? A paved hockey rink and lighting. ? A small baseball field, soccer field and ½ court basketball court. ? A picnic shelter facility with grill and picnic tables. ? A playground structure. ? Internal park trails with lighting. ? Pad area for future multipurpose warming house/restroom building. ? Electrical, sewer and water stubs. ? Volleyball court. ? Comments from the committee concerning the three different concept plans included: The picnic shelter overlooking wetlands/conservation area was appealing. ? The baseball field in the center of the park is preferred. ? Extend the trail loop around the pond area. ? Add bleachers by ballfield. ? Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee Minutes of: March 21, 2001 Page -2- Add island to pleasure skating area. ? Centralize playground area. ? Plant many trees. ? Relocate hockey rink south. ? Provide access to paved hockey rink. ? Mr. Wensmann made note of suggested changes and will draft a concept plan reflecting the suggestions of the committee. ITEM #10. Dodd Marsh Highlands preliminary plat. Richard Krier, Midwest Planning and Design, was present for discussion of the preliminary plat of Dodd Marsh Highlands. This plat is located on 82.54 acres and is located east of Ipava Avenue, west of Dodd Boulevard and north of the ndth new 192 Street/195 Street. The development will consist of 47 attached townhouse lots, 105 detached townhouse lots (total of 152), 2 common area lots and 10 outlots. Outlot D consists of 3.02 acres to be dedicated as park land/greenway. There are six lots adjacent to Outlot D which would be developed as townhouse units. Committee Member Messinger was not present for the meeting but had sent an e-mail to the Parks and Recreation Director, Steve Michaud. He shared the contents with the committee and Mr. Krier. Pat stated the six lots in Outlot D of the Dodd Marsh Highlands plat should be removed and the area added to the park area/greenway. Committee Member Berg supported Committee Member Messinger?s opinion of removing the six lots mentioned. He felt it was too many units in a small area. Committee Member Lulf said he supported taking as much land as entitled to for park dedication. He added he supports Pat Messinger?s opinion. Mr. Krier spoke and indicated it would be necessary to redo the entire plat if the six lots were removed from the existing plan. The plan has undergone four renditions thus far. The developer does not prefer to build a single loaded street which would be the result of removing these lots. Steve Michaud commented he did not agree it would be necessary to redraw the entire plat. Also, several plats existing have single loaded streets adjacent to parks that were dedicated by other developers. Committee Member Berg stated the six lots are crammed into the area and seems to limit the view of the housing units across the street from the six in question. By removing the six lots it provides for necessary greenway space and opens up a panoramic view for all the housing across the street. Furthermore, all the lots across the street should be premium lots and sell at a premium price. Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee Minutes of: March 21, 2001 Page -3- Chair Larson spoke of the greenway plan the City has and the one opportunity to make it usable for all citizens. He felt by removing the six lots, it would improve the view and increase the value of the housing units across the street. Mr. Krier stated the developer, D R Horton, will withdraw the plat if more units are deleted. The plat began with 350 units and is currently at a total of 152. The land was zoned for 10 units per acre. Steve Michaud added even though renditions have been done to this plat, this is a typical procedure. This plat is in the central district area of 600-800 acres and the master plan proposed a linear park/greenway system with pocket parks strategically placed. The intent is to preserve the natural areas but still provide passive opportunities for residents to access these areas via the greenway trail facilities. The new concept plan includes park shelters, trails, benches, etc.. The plats in this area are mixed developments including more condominiums and townhouses which result in fewer children and fewer typical parks. Lakeville residents strongly support preservation of Lakeville?s natural amenities. Greenways running from the north to the south are to be preserved with public access. Committee Member Berg felt the City was being very accommodating to D R Horton and that the citizens of Lakeville depend upon this committee to make good sound decisions concerning preservation of parks, open space and natural areas. The removal of six lots is in the best interest of Lakeville residents now, but more importantly the future residents that will move into the 146 lots proposed in this plat. Chair Larson stated if the plat will be redone, he would prefer to see the trail which follows the cul-de-sac be relocated to the wetland edge. The City owns this area and D R Horton has an agreement to buy the land to develop. Larson would prefer to see a loop built around the townhouse units. Staff also reminded the committee that the park dedication ordinance allows a 10% land dedication requirement which calculates to approximately eight plus acres based on the gross area of the plat. The proposed park area in Outlot D represents 3.02 acres. Adding the area representing the six lots would add approximately 1 acre for a total park dedication of 4.08. 01.07Motion made by Lulf, seconded by Berg to accept the preliminary plat of Dodd Marsh Highlands as proposed less the six lots in Outlot D and recommend a land dedication of 4.08 acres with the remaining balance paid in cash to satisfy the park dedication ordinance requirements. Motion passed. Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee Minutes of: March 21, 2001 Page -4- ITEM #7. Conduct public hearing on 2001 park and trail development grant applications for the following projects: 1. Antlers Park Playground Project 2. LakeVilla Area Neighborhood Park Chair Larson called to order the public hearing for the proposed 2001 park and trail development grant applications for the Antlers Park Playground Project and the LakeVilla Area Neighborhood Park. Steve Michaud presented an overview of the plans for the Antlers Park playground. The existing older play structure will be removed and replaced with a new play structure. The total project is expected to cost $83,500.00 which will include fibar, retaining wall material, trail improvements, and labor. It is necessary to submit a 20-year maintenance plan which was described. No tax increases are planned to fund the project. The funds will come from the park dedication fund. No trees will be removed and the new playground will consume 1/3 more space than the existing facility. The LakeVilla Area Neighborhood Park was then discussed. The current anticipated cost is $337,000 to $400,000 when final details are complete. A grant will be submitted and if approved may provide funding up to half the project cost. A 20-year maintenance plan has been completed. The plan will be submitted as revised by the consultant. It is the intent to meet all the needs of the residents including athletic, playground, trails, etc. Chair Larson announced the public hearing was open to public comments. There were no citizens present for comment. Chair Larson declared the public hearing closed. ITEM #8. Review final plat of Century Ridge. Century Ridge is a townhouse project proposed by Wensmann Realty, Inc. to be th located east of Ipava Avenue and west of Dodd Boulevard at 190 Street. The final plat consists of 108 attached townhouse lots. A small area in the northwest corner of the plat will serve as a picnic area under the care and control of the townhome association. The developer will be required to construct a trail access from the plat to the picnic area and connect with the existing trail corridor on Ipava Avenue. Staff recommended a cash contribution to satisfy the park dedication ordinance requirement. 01.08 Motion made by Berg and seconded by Boldus to recommend acceptance of a cash contribution for Century Ridge in the amount of $162,000.00 to satisfy the park dedication ordinance requirements. Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee Minutes of: March 21, 2001 Page -5- ITEM #9. Streefland Addition preliminary plat. Tollefson Development has submitted a preliminary plat for a 45 lot single family detached townhome project known as Streefland Addition. This plat is located in the northeast corner of County Road 46 and County Road 5. Staff and Committee Member Berg have visited the site and have determined the site?s terrain is not suitable for a park. Trails are in place along County Road 46 and County Road 5. Property to the east is zoned residential which will allow the committee to re-evaluate the need for a small park in the area. Staff recommended a cash contribution to satisfy the park dedication ordinance requirement. 01.09 Motion made by Lulf and seconded by Volimas to accept a cash contribution in the amount of $67,500 for Streefland Addition to satisfy the park dedication ordinance requirements. ITEM #4. Citizen comments. There were no citizens present concerned with items not on the agenda for this meeting. ITEM #5. Staff reports and summary of current projects. Staff highlighted a few of the current projects. It has been a great winter for snowmobiling, cross country skiing and ice skating. Meetings have been held th for the Ironman Ride which will be held April 29 and also for Pan-O-Prog. The Arts Center has delivered many challenges to staff and fortunately Rich Pelletier, Assistant Parks and Recreation Director, is doing a fantastic job coordinating the construction process. Recreation program registrations are on-going; grant applications for Antlers Park playground and LakeVilla Golf Estates area th neighborhood park are due March 30,a season-end snowmobile task force th meeting is scheduled for April 12. ITEM #11. Unfinished business. Staff distributed a spreadsheet pertaining to the park development fund/capital improvement plan for the next five years. Staff highlighted each proposed project. A proposed plan to rebuild the 25-year old Bunker Hill Park tennis courts was presented. The proposal is to rebuild the existing four courts in two more strategically located sites, two new courts in Bunker Hill park and two new courts in Dodd Trail Park. The two proposed tennis courts would be built where an existing older skating facility exists. It is proposed to relocate the skating facility to Greenridge Park. The four old courts would be temporarily repaired for use this year while the new courts are constructed. The old courts would be removed in 2002 and the area renovated to a park setting. The two new courts proposed for Dodd Trail Park would service an area of Lakeville that has seen tremendous growth the past four years. The existing older skating area consisting of practice hockey end boards, pleasure skating area and a 25-year old wood warming house at Dodd Trail Park would be removed. A new full sized Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee Minutes of: March 21, 2001 Page -6- boarded and lighted hockey rink and pleasure skating area would be constructed at the new Greenridge Park. The new skating facility would be set up similar to other newer facilities utilizing exterior light control panels and a seasonal portable warming house. Funding to re-construct the tennis courts is included in the recommended park dedication fund. However, additional funding is needed to fund the new Greenridge skating facility. The estimated cost is $50,000 ? 55,000. The park dedication fund balance is sufficient enough to cover the estimated cost. ITEM #12. New business. Staff updated the committee on the status of the Airlake Development, Inc. commercial/industrial park dedication fee issue. ITEM #13. Announcements. The next meeting of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee is scheduled for April 4, 2001. ITEM #14. Adjournment. The meeting adjourned at 9:00 PM. Respectfully submitted, _____________________________________ Patricia J. Vinje, Recording Secretary ATTEST: _____________________________________ Jeff Larson, Chairperson