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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-06 CITY OF LAKEVILLE PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING June 6, 2001 Prior to the official meeting, the annual spring tour began at Ritter Farm Park at 5:00 PM. Transportation was provided by Schmitty & Sons. Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee members present included Jeff Larson, Pat Messinger, Bob Boldus, Larry Lulf, Howard Lovelace, Jon Volimas and Alternate, Kevin Manias. Member John Berg was unable to attend the tour but joined the meeting after the tour. Also present for the tour were Mayor Bob Johnson, Council Members David Luick and Laurie Reib, City Administrator Bob Erickson, Parks and Recreation Director, Steve Michaud and Assistant Parks and Recreation Director Rich Pelletier. Sites included in the tour included U S th Homes plat off of 185 Street, Avalon/Super Target, Lakeway Park East Campus (Kenwood Crossing Apartments), Ipava Avenue Corridor, Highview ndth Avenue (172 Street to 160 Street), Valley Lake Beach, Bunker Hill Park, Dodd Trail Park, Greenridge Park, Tutewohl property ? NE Sector Park, Aronson Park, Wensmann plat, (Wild/Meadows) Dodd Blvd./County Road 70 plat, Antlers th Park/Ipava (trail), 205 Street/Jacquard (trail), Kensington, Bury property/Lake Marion. The tour concluded and returned to Ritter Farm Park approximately 7:10 PM. Pizza and refreshments were then served to all present. ITEM #1. Call to order. The meeting was called to order in the Environmental Learning Center at Ritter Farm Park by Chairperson Larson at 7:45 PM. ITEM #2. Roll call. Present were Committee Members J. Larson, P. Messinger, R. Boldus, L. Lulf, H. Lovelace, J. Berg, J. Volimas, Alternate K. Manias. Also present were Parks and Recreation Director Steve Michaud, Assistant Parks and Recreation Director Rich Pelletier and Recording Secretary Pat Vinje. ITEM #3. Approval of Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee minutes of May 16, 2001. The minutes of the May 16, 2001 Parks 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 concerned with items not on the agenda for this meeting. ITEM #5. Staff reports and summary of current projects. Maintenance staff will be in full force next week after school is out and ? remaining seasonal employees begin work. Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee Minutes of: June 6, 2001 Page -2- Projects forthcoming include Bunker Hill tennis courts, Independence Park ? trail, Antlers Park playground, Greenridge Park hockey rink and lights, etc. A recent ?Letter to the Editor? submitted by Mr. DuSold speaking of equal ? access to athletic fields within the City of Lakeville was briefly discussed. The City tries to accommodate everyone with field availability. A policy concerning use of fields will be addressed at a later date. The soccer club has expressed support of the City. CJ McGowan will be leaving the department to accept a position with the City ? of Brooklyn Park. Many applications have been received and staff hopes to fill the position as quickly as possible. ITEM #6. The Greenway preliminary plat. Representatives from Lundgren Brothers, U S Homes and James R Hill, Inc. were present to discuss The Greenway preliminary plat located west of Ipava nd Avenue and north of 192 Street. This project consists of 116.4 acres with a greenway existing within the plat. The greenway will consist of 30.5 acres of which 12.5 acres are wetland with a creek running to the Vermillion River. The exact park upland acreage has not yet been determined. Final calculations should be available for the Planning Commission meeting or definitely available for the City Council meeting. Grading is expected to begin in August and trail development will follow in 2002. The developer will be required to construct the trail corridor representing a 10-foot wide bituminous trail the length of the proposed greenway starting from the northwest and following the greenway nd southeast to a proposed trailhead facility located at the intersection of 192 Street and Ipava Avenue. The developer will be reimbursed the trail cost. Outlet E consists of land designated for park area. 01.15 Motion by Berg, seconded by Lulf to recommend to City Council to accept the Greenway Corridor as depicted by Lundgren Brothers representing approximately 12 acres as meeting the park dedication ordinance. The developer will be required to build trails in conjunction with the staff recommendations. The developer will also be reimbursed for the cost of the trails. Any sidewalks within the plat will be paid for by the developer. Motion passed. ITEM #7. Acorn Tappe First Addition preliminary and final plat. Acorn Tappe First Addition consists of one lot and one outlet located at the th southeast corner of County Road 70 (210 Street) and Highview Avenue. The property is zoned general industrial district. Under the agreement reached between the City Council and Airlake, Inc., the Acorn Tappe property has already met park dedication fee requirements. ITEM #8. Unfinished business. There was no unfinished business to discuss at this time. Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee Minutes of: June 6, 2001 Page -3- ITEM #9. New business. Committee member Messinger suggested to the other members that a donation of $350.00 be donated to the Arts Center Buy A Chair Fund. After brief discussion, the committee was in agreement that this was a worthy cause. 01.16 Motion by Messinger, seconded by Boldus that the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee of 2001 join together to donate $350.00 to the Arts Center Buy A Chair Fund. Motion passed. ITEM #10. Announcements. The next meeting of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee is scheduled for June 20, 2001 at 6:00 PM in the City Council Chambers at City Hall. ITEM #11. Adjournment. The meeting adjourned at 8:50 PM. Respectfully submitted, _____________________________________ Patricia J. Vinje, Recording Secretary ATTEST: _____________________________________ Jeff Larson, Chairperson