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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-03 • CITY OF LAKEVILLE PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING MAY 3, 1995 ITEM # 1. Call to order. The meeting was called to .order in the Lakeville Council Chambers by Chairperson Illa at 6:00 PM. ITEM #Z. Roll call. Present were H. Lovelace, L. Lulf, C. Wanless-Sobel, K. Ilia, J. Larson, A. Raymond and P. Messinger. Also present were Park Director Steve Michaud and recording secretary Judi Ryan. ITEM #3. Minutes of April 19, 1995. The minutes of the April 19, 1995 Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee meeting were discussed. Committee member Messinger made a correction on page Z under Item 6. She was referring to walking the trails of Lebanon Hills county park, which is located in Eagan. • ITEM #4. Citizen comments. There were no comments from citizens concerning items which were not on the agenda. ITEM #5. Discussions with Bassett Addition neighborhood concerning upgrade of Bassett Park. Staff addressed committee members and four citizens who were present to discuss the Bassett Addition Park and gave them a brief history of the park. Citizens present included: Mary Ann Maxwell, Barb Maxwell and Jeremy Morgan, 18900 Orchard Trail, and Shu Hakes, 18892 Orchard Court. Staff has discussed the possibility of upgrading the park for several years but until now funds have not been budgeted. The park is very small, approximately the size of a residential lot, and currently contains a basketball court which has badly deteriorated. The preliminary proposal was to remove the old court and replace it with aquarter-size court for basketball and other hard surface games. Several phone calls had been received by staff as a result of a recent letter which was sent to neighborhood residents asking for their input concerning the park. Items requested included a playground, trails, and benches along the trail by the lake. Staff stated it is doubtful that a bituminous trail would be installed, but a woodchip trail would be more feasible. Also, there is one small flat area in the park and staff would like to preserve that • open space rather than installing a shelter or a playground. Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee Minutes May 3, 1995 Mary Ann Maxwell, 18900 Orchard Trail, stated she has lived in the neighborhood for 29 years. She feels there is an age group of 5-10 year olds in the neighborhood who need activities. Ms. Maxwell also stated she would prefer to have evergreen trees planted in the .park as opposed to deciduous species as there are already so many leaves that blow from the park into the neighborhood. She feels a path is a good idea for the park because a lot of people walk down to the lake. Mrs. Maxwell's grandson, Jeremy Morgan, who also lives in the neighborhood, stated he loves to play basketball and would also love to play on a playground. Jeremy's mother, Barb Maxwell, likes the idea of the basketball court because the adults also use it. Staff stated the phone calls he had received indicated residents would prefer a basketball court to a playground. He suggested the court be installed first, with a set of swings put in if there are any funds remaining in the budget. Shu Hakes, 18892 Orchard Court, lives across from the park. She stated there are several children in the 1-3 age range and at least three in the 5-8 age range. She feels it is important for the path to be installed as kids. now do in- line skating in the street. Staff stated the upgrade of this park is part of the first phase bid package with Barton-Aschman consulting on cost estimates and specifications. Bids are planned to be opened by mid June with construction planned for this summer. Committee member Messinger suggested that if a swing set is installed, a tire swing is a popular item which might be considered. 95.16 Motion was made by Messinger, seconded by Lulf, to accept the concept plan of Bassett Addition Neighborhood Park as shown and to consider the comments of the citizens who had expressed their opinions at the meeting and to staff. Motion passed. ITEM #6. Staff reports. Staff updated the committee on several items which have been completed or are currently in progress. O The fishing pier has been installed at Antlers Park. There may be a need for an additional section or two to bring the end out into some deeper water. • Some new "No Parking" signs are needed by the bike path and along Co. Rd. 64. Page -2- Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee Minutes May 3, 1995 D Prairie Restoration, Inc. has completed the burn of approximately seven acres at Ritter Farm Park in preparation for the prairie restoration project. Staff described steps which will follow in the process. The operation is being video taped and will be used as an educational tool. ~ Three Outdoor Recreation Grants Program applications and one Cooperative Trail Grant Program application have been submitted. The projects are for Juno Trail Trailway, Northeast Sector Community Park and a Youth Athletic Complex. O The STS crew has been in Lakeville this week and have begun their chores by walking and cleaning up trash in every Lakeville park. O The tiling project at Antlers Park restrooms is underway. New partition doors have been ordered for the Women's restroom and will be installed in approximately 10 days. The project should be completely finished prior to beach opening on June 9th. O Specifications and requests for bids have been sent out for ballfield fencing at Quigley Sime Park and for seal coating of trails. Bids are due next week. O The Snowmobile Task Force held a meeting on Wednesday, April 26th to summarize the season. It was the general consensus of the task force members that this was not a good season to make any judgments on improvements which may have been made due to the lack of snow. The task force had decided to implement the recommendations one year later than planned. O Nicollet Nursery donated 125 lilac bushes which the Park Dept. will begin to distribute throughout the park system including along the property line between the Ka.ler property and Wayside Park. ~ The Park Maintenance Dept. is also preparing for another tournament at Quigley-Sime Park this weekend. O City Council authorized the expenditure of $25,000 for fencing for the Quigley-Sime ballfields. The Lakeville Baseball Association has pledged $75,000 over the next three years to purchase scoreboards and other park amenities. O The DNR Fisheries has denied a permit request to repair the retaining wall at Orchard Lake Park. Several options exist, one of which is to move the wall back a short distance then proceed with repairs. O Committee member Lulf asked about cost comparisons of contract mowing of several parks. Staff stated it has proven to be very cost effective as all that needs to be done are inspections. Lulf commented that the crews do a very nice job on the park that is near his home. • O Staff is working on a Showmobile Letter of Agreement concerning maintenance and scheduling with the City of Farmington. It has been Page -3- Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee Minutes May 3, 1995 decided to purchase a new sound system, generator, lights, some chairs, and to do the repairs in-house. The unit should be ready for use for Pan- O-Prog. ITEM #7. Unfinished business. Staff reported that the mountain bikers who had been at the April 19th Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee meeting had decided that the responsibilities and concerns were too great and they would not be pursuing mountain biking in Ritter Farm Park. They also had stated that enforcement of regulations was a large factor in their decision. Chair I11a stated that the meeting with ice arena officials and city staff concerning dry floor time at the arena has still not been set up. Kevin will call city staff to try to set up a time to discuss this. Messinger asked whether RAAA had contacted Park Department staff to request use of Parkview soccer fields following the baseball season. Messinger was of the understanding that RAAA did not know the fields would be available and had informed a representative. RAAA will let staff know what • sizes of fields would be needed and if they need any goals. ITEM #9. - New Business. (a) Lakeview Estates Final Plat. Committee members received the planning and engineering reports concerning Lakeview Estates. The Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee had previously reviewed the preliminary plat at their March 15, 1995 meeting and there were no changes in their recommendation. Staff will be meeting with the Pexa family next week concerning purchase of property for park purposes. 95.17 Motion was made by Raymond, seconded by Wanless-Sobel, to recommend City Council approve the Lakeview Estates final plat and require a cash contribution to satisfy both the park and trail dedication requirements. It is also recommended: 1. That a 20-foot wide outlot for trail access to the future park be provided between Lot 1, Block 6 and Lot 8, Block 7; and that the outlot be graded to accommodate a public trail to be approved by the Parks and Recreation Director, The outlot must be marked with signs designating the outlot as a "future trail" and placed at the property corners facing the residential road. Signs must be installed as soon as possible when construction of that phase • begins. Page -4 Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee Minutes May 3, 1995 2. That a trail access be provided from Court E to the Fairfield Business Campus property; and 3. That the developer be required to provide a cash escrow for future construction of a trail on the south side of 205th Street. 4. That staff begin acquisition efforts for a future neighborhood park from the Pexa family. Motion passed. ITEM # 10. - Announcements. The next meeting of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee is scheduled for May 17, 1995 at 5:30 PM and will be the annual park tour. This year's tour will largely consist of the Phase I bond referendum projects and several Land acquisitions. ITEM # 11. Adjournment. The meeting adjourned at 7:30 PM. • Respectfully submitted, Jud' h A. Ryan, Records Secretary ATTEST: r Kevin P. Ilia, Chairperson Page -5-