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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-20 PARKS, RECREATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE Minutes for meeting of: July 20, 2005 ITEM #1. Call to order. The meeting was called to order at 6:00 PM. ITEM #2. Roll call. Present were Committee Members T. Goodwin, J. Berg, P. Messinger, K. Miller, J. Volimas, and Alternate R. Walia. Unable to attend were H. Lovelace and R. Boldus. Also present were Parks and Recreation Director Steve Michaud and Recording Secretary Pat Vinje. ITEM #3. Approval of Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Committee meeting minutes of June 15, 2005 The minutes of the June 15, 2005 Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Committee meeting were presented. The minutes were approved as written. ITEM #4. Citizen Comments. There were no citizens present. ITEM #5. Staff reports and summary of current projects. Park maintenance are trying to keep up with watering turf areas. - The Eden Prairie Wings of the North airshow is July 23-24. The plane donated - by Bill Studer will be on display and a fundraising effort will be in place at the show. There are 25,000 people expected to attend. Consideration to naming the Ritter Farm Park Environmental Learning Center - after long-time Lakeville resident Ed Mako will be discussed at a future meeting. The City has received a $15,000 grant to assist with oak wilt suppression. Staff - is considering revising the guidelines to assist more homeowners and utilize funds. ITEM #6. Parks and Open Space System Plan Discussion ? Dan Licht, NAC. This agenda item will be rescheduled, possibly for the August 17 meeting. rd ITEM#7. Chadwick Farm 3 Addition final plat. rd D.R. Horton has submitted a final plat for Chadwick Farm 3 Addition which includes 35 single-family lots located east of Jacquard Avenue and Lakeville South High th School and south of 210 Street. Sidewalks will be constructed on one side of Inuit Lane and Inspiration Court and on both sides of Isotope trail and Italy Avenue and will be paid for by the developer. Two trail connections are proposed to extend along the wetland buffer area within the fourth addition and tie into an existing trail within the Wild Meadow Villas to the east. A ten-foot wide bituminous greenway trail will also be constructed along the north side of the south branch of the South Creek. This trail will connect to the trails along Jacquard Avenue and the future trail along the south side of the creek through the high school site to the west and will ultimately extend easterly to Downtown Lakeville. The developer is grading the trail with the Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Committee Page 2 July 20, 2005 sub-base and pavement being completed by the City and constructed with a future rd phase of the development. There are no significant trees located within the 3 rd Addition. The 3 Addition was previously mass graded. All of the small healthy pines that were located within this area have been transplanted along the greenway corridor as required. Wetland impacts for the entire development were reviewed and st approved with Chadwick Farm 1 Addition. No additional wetland impacts are rd proposed with the 3 Addition. Erosion control and ponding has been well maintained throughout the construction process. The developer has previously dedicated 8.69 acres to satisfy the majority of the parkland dedication requirement. 05.36 Motion by Messinger and seconded by Berg to recommend City Council consider rd approval of Chadwick Farm 3 Addition final plat. Park dedication requirements for this addition have previously been recommended and are outlined in the Engineers report dated 07/15/05. The developer is required to construct all sidewalks and trails in the development as depicted in the Engineering report. The developer is also responsible for grading and seeding the park area to approved park grading plan. Grading includes installation of storm drainage system including the necessary catch basins to provide proper drainage in the park. 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. Ayes ? 6 Nays ? 0 Motion passed. thth ITEM #8. Prairie Lake 6 and 7 Addition final plats. U.S. Homes Corporation has submitted an application for a final plat of Prairie Lake th 6 Addition consisting of 24 back-to-back style townhome units (3 lots) on one block, th and Prairie Lake 7 Addition, which consists of 16 back-to-back style townhome units (2 lots) and one outlot on one block all to be located on 17.87 acres of land. th The property is located on the west side of I-35, north of 185 Street and south of the Lake Villa Golf Estates residential development. There are no wetland impacts associated with this addition. The tree preservation plan is consistent with the thth approved preliminary plat. The 6 and 7 Additions were previously mass graded. City staff will continue to monitor the site. All saved trees that are damaged or removed will require replacement 2:1. Erosion control on the site has been maintained throughout the construction process and ponding and wetland areas have been stabilized. A 10.1 acre outlot (K) was deeded by the developer to the City st with the Prairie Lake 1 Addition final plat for development of a neighborhood park which satisfied the park dedication requirement. No sidewalks are required for thth Prairie Lake 6 Addition. Prairie Lake 7 Addition requires the construction of a Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Committee Page 3 July 20, 2005 five-foot wide concrete sidewalk on the south side of Lafayette Way at the developer?s expense. 05.37 Motion by Miller and seconded by Volimas to recommend City Council consider thth approval of Prairie Lake 6 and 7 Addition final plats. Park dedication requirements for this addition have previously been met. th There are no sidewalks required for the 6 Addition. A five-foot wide concrete th sidewalk in the 7 Addition is required on the south side of Lafayette Way at the developer?s expense. 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. Ayes ? 6 Nays ? 0 Motion passed. ITEM #9. Unfinished business. Staff will meet with KPAC next week regarding the athletic club. ITEM #10. New business. There was no new business to report at this time. ITEM #11. Announcements. The next meeting of the Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Committee is scheduled for Wednesday, August 3, 2005 at 6:00 PM ITEM #12. Adjournment. The meeting adjourned at 6:40 PM. Respectfully submitted, _____________________________________ Patricia J. Vinje, Recording Secretary ATTEST: _____________________________________ Tom Goodwin, Chairperson