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Home My WebLink About02-01 PARKS, RECREATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE Minutes for meeting of: February 1, 2006 ITEM #1. Call to order. The meeting was called to order in the Council Chambers at City Hall at 6:00 PM. ITEM #2. Roll call. Present were Committee Members K. Miller, R. Walia, T. Goodwin, H. Lovelace, P. Messinger and J. Berg. Unable to attend was J. Volimas. Also present were Parks and Recreation Director Steve Michaud, Environmental Resources Coordinator Mac Cafferty, Assistant City Engineer Jay Rubash and Recording Secretary Pat Vinje. ITEM #3. Approval of Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Committee meeting minutes of January 4, 2006. The minutes of the January 4, 2006 Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Committee meeting were presented. The minutes were approved as written. ITEM #4. Citizen Comments. There were no citizens present at the meeting for items other than what is scheduled on the agenda. ITEM #5. Staff reports and summary of current projects. Ice rink facilities are in poor shape. Park maintenance staff are monitoring the - temperatures to determine if it is beneficial to build ice on the rinks again. Park dedication fees were approved by City Council at their January 3, 2006 - meeting. ITEM#6. Fieldstone Creek preliminary plat. D R Horton has submitted a preliminary plat consisting of approximately 104 acres th located west of Pilot Knob, south of Dodd Boulevard and north of 170 Street. The development is proposed to have 148 single family residences. There is no neighborhood park within the existing neighborhoods. A recent neighborhood meeting had many residents inquiring about a park. A park will be developed with this plat which would serve both existing and future development in the area. D R Horton proposes to dedicate 10.6 acres of park land of which 9.81 acres is usable. The developer will be required to grade and seed the park to accommodate the proposed concept plan. In addition, installation of sidewalks on one side of all residential streets is required. Sidewalks are required on both sides of Dodd Lane from Dodd Lane from Dodd Boulevard to Fieldcrest Avenue and on Fieldcrest Avenue from Fairgreen Avenue to Pilot Knob Road. The developer must also construct a sidewalk on the west side of Fairgreen Avenue to match the existing sidewalk from Dodd Boulevard to Fallgreen Avenue. Also required is construction of an 8-foot trail along the south side of Dodd Boulevard adjacent the plat. The developer will be required to complete all the grading of the trail as part of the plat grading, and split the cost of base materials and bituminous 5/8 ? 3/8 with the developer responsible for 5/8 the cost of trail materials. Committee member Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Committee Page 2 February 1, 2006 Goodwin inquired about a section on the plat map. Staff indicated this is a waterway/proposed greenway which will have a trail adjacent it. Goodwin then suggested planting of prairie grasses along this waterway/greenway. Lovelace indicated the area was previously known as a 7-mile prairie. 06.02 Motion by Goodwin and seconded by Messinger to recommend City Council consider approval of Fieldstone Creek preliminary plat including land dedication of 10.6 acres to satisfy the park dedication requirement. The developer will be required to grade and seed the park to accommodate the concept plan. The developer will also be required to construct an 8-foot trail along the south side of Dodd Boulevard adjacent the plat using the 5/8 ? 3/8 trail cost formula in addition to all sidewalks described in the Planning and Engineering memo dated January 27, 2006. 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. The committee further recommends that the waterway/greenway (Outlot B) be designated as prairie. Ayes ? 6 Nays ? 0 Motion passed. ITEM #7. Quail Ridge Second Addition preliminary plat. D R Horton has submitted a preliminary plat of approximately 38 acres located west thth of Ipava Avenue, south of 178 Street and north of 185 Street. The plat will consist of 60 single family homes. There are no park requirements due to the nearby location of Eastview Elementary and Dakota Heights Park. A park dedication requirement consisting of cash in the amount of $239,700 ($3,995 x 60 lots) is due with the final plat. The developer will be required to construct sidewalks on one side of all local streets. The developer will also be required, as in the first addition, to complete all the grading associated with the 8-foot trails along the west side of Ipava Avenue to the south border of the plat. This trail will connect with the proposed trail located to the north adjacent to the first addition previously recommended by the committee. The tree preservation plan includes saving 37% of the trees has changed from the original plan submittal. Previously, the developer was required to replace 90 trees but that number has been changed to 54. The trees which will be removed along the fence line are not high quality and the City will not require the developer to replace these. 06.03 Motion by Messinger and seconded by Walia to recommend City Council consider approval of Quail Ridge Second Addition preliminary plat including a cash contribution of $239,700 ($3,995 x 60 lots) based on current park dedication fees to satisfy the park dedication requirement. The developer will be required to construct sidewalks on one side of all local streets. The developer will also be required to Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Committee Page 3 February 1, 2006 complete grading associated with the 8-foot trails along the west side of Ipava Avenue to the south border of the plat. 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 #8. Unfinished business. There was no unfinished business at this time. ITEM #9. New business. Mac Cafferty and staff have received a grant for the amount of $14,270 from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to assist with restoring the shoreline at Casperson Park. A listing of CIP projects was provided to the committee. Further discussion regarding the 2006 projects will take place at a future meeting as an agenda item. The Lake Marion Association has been very supportive of a feasibility study to complete the Lake Marion loop trail proposal. Staff has met with WSB Engineering firm and has requested a feasibility report proposal and cost estimate. The Dakota Heights water tower is located on four or five acres. Much of this land is open grass fields and residents have requested this area be developed into a park for years. The updated park system plan has identified this area as a potential park. The area in question is not presently served by a neighborhood park. The proposed park would create a park service area that presently does not exist. City Council has authorized staff to develop concept plans of the area with and without connecting roads through the property. The committee will review these plans in the near future. Staff will also work with the area neighbors concerning the park and roads and report back to City Council. Staff met with Three Rivers Park District concerning joint use of Murphy Hanrehan Park. Staff has requested and the park district is reviewing development of regional facilities presently existing in the park but not accessible to Lakeville residents. These facilities may include ski trails, hiking trails, snowmobile trails, mountain bike trails, equestrian trails, parking lot, fishing pier and lake management practices. Goodwin mentioned in the past the committee joined together to clean up parts of the City for Clean Up Day. He recommended taking on a park this year as a project for this annual event. Also, if there are any interested members, the Ironman Bike Ride can be rode together. Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Committee Page 4 February 1, 2006 ITEM #10. Announcements. The next meeting of the Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Committee is scheduled for February 15, 2006 at 6:00 PM at City Hall. ITEM #11. Adjournment. The meeting adjourned at 7:09 PM. Respectfully submitted, _____________________________________ Patricia J. Vinje, Recording Secretary ATTEST: _____________________________________ Kevin Miller, Chairperson