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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-07 r CITY OF LAKEVILLE PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING AUGUST 7,1996 ITEM #1. Call to order. The meeting was called to order in the Lakeville Council Chambers by Chairperson Illa at 6:00 PM. ITEM #2. Roll call. Present were H. Lovelace, L. Lulf, C. Wanless-Sobel, K. Illa, J. Larson, and A. Raymond. P. Messinger was not in attendance. Also present were Park Director Steve Michaud and recording secretary Judi Ryan. ITEM #3. Minutes of July 17,1996. The minutes of the July 17, 1996 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 for items not on the agenda. ITEM #5. Staff reports and summary of current projects. * Staff has been working with the owners of the Highcroft Addition plat regarding the additional two acres of property for the Highview Heights Neighborhood Park. If the City's offer is not accepted, the park concept may be reduced in scope to an 8- acre park. The amenities would stay the same, with the exception of a larger open area for soccer included in the 10-acre concept. This issue will be discussed further under New Business. * Cherry View Neighborhood Park is nearly compete and ready for installation of the playground equipment and other amenities. * King Park rough grading is nearly complete and ready for fencing and aglime installation. * The South Soccer Complex rough grading is nearly complete. * Staff informed Committee members of a recent near drowning accident at Valley Lake Beach and commended the lifeguards the extreme professionalism they exhibited. This incident may be the impetus for new rules at the beaches concerning the age of unsupervised youth. Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee Minutes August 7, 1996 Page -2- * The 12 & Under National AAU tournament is being held at Quigley-Sime Park in Lakeville and Lac Lavon in Burnsville this week. Fields are in excellent condition for the tournament. ITEM #6. Review final plat of Crystal Lake Country Club 2nd Addition and make park dedication recommendation to City Council. The proposed final plat of Crystal Lake Country Club 2nd Addition involves splitting off a portion of 0utlot C, Crystal Lake Country Club, into one single family residential lot. The property is located in the southeast corner of Innsbrook Drive and Ipava Avenue. Staff is recommending a cash contribution which would be payable at the old rate to satisfy the park and trail dedication requirements. 96.28 Motion was made by Raymond, seconded by Wanless-Sobel, to recommend City Council approve the final plat of Crystal Lake Country Club 2nd Addition and require a cash contribution to satisfy the park and trail dedication requirements. Motion passed. ITEM #7. Continue discussion concerning Lakeville parks rules and • regulations. Two park rules issues were discussed at the previous Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee meeting. Committee members received a copy of a letter from Dakota County Sheriff Don Gudmundson supporting the City of Lakeville's policies regarding the length of tow ropes associated with parasailing. Rules regulating will parasailing will be discussed this winter during a more comprehensive review of all park rules and regulations. ITEM #8. - Unfinished business. Summaries of the trail feasibility neighborhood meetings have been compiled by SRF. Committee members will receive a copy of comments made at the open houses. Neighbors of the proposed 205th Street trail are generally in favor of the project. A few neighbors were upset that trees would need to be removed in order to install the trail or upgrade County .Road 64 at a .future. date. Staff's contention is that the most cost effective solution would be to construct the trail in its permanent position, the southerly most location, so it will not need to be rebuilt when 205th Street is upgraded. If this is the chosen concept, a berm could be built and planted so greenery has a chance to grow and mature prior to the urbanization of the roadway. Another meeting is scheduled for next week with residents in the immediate • neighborhood of Klamath Trail. Staff will keep Committee members informed concerning these projects. Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee Minutes August 7, 1996 Page -3- ITEM #9. - New business. A. As previously mentioned during staff reports, there has not been a successful outcome to the negotiations which have taken place with the owner of the Highcroft development for the additional two acres of property originally included in the concept for Highview Heights Park. Staff informed the committee that the property owners had been given a deadline to decide whether to accept the City's offer. In anticipation of the owner's refusal, two new concepts for the park which encompass the eight acres already owned by the City have been prepared by SRF. City Council will discuss this contingency plan at their work session on August 12th. The general consensus of Committee members was that it is important to get the park built this year and it would be possible to offer all the amenities of the original plan on an eight-acre parcel. B. Chair Kevin Illa reported that he had met with representatives from the City of Farmington concerning their proposed upcoming park bond referendum. Kevin offered them information on what helped to make Lakeville's referendum successful. • ITEM #10. - Announcements. The next meeting of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee is scheduled for August 21,1996 at 6:00 PM. ITEM #11. Adjournment. The meeting adjourned at 7:00 PM. Respectfully submitted, Ju ith A. Ryan, Recor g Secretary ATTEST: Kevin P. Illa, Chairperson