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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-01 • CITY OF LAKEVILLE PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING FEBRUARY 1, 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 #2 Roll call. Present were H. Lovelace, L. Lulf, C. Wanless-Sobel, K. Illa, J. Larson, A. Raymond and P. Messinger. Also present were Park Director Steve Michaud and recording secretary Judi Ryan. ITEM #3 Minutes of January 18, 1995. The minutes of the January 18, 1995 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. • ITEM #5 Staff reports. Staff updated the committee on the purchase of property on the west side of Cedar Avenue for the proposed Youth Athletic Complex and described the property and proposed 185th Street extension configurations. Staff has encountered some obstacles with. rights of refusal by Horton Companies, the firm which purchased Mr. Miller's property. Short form condemnation should be considered in order to facilitate the timely construction of the complex. Meeting the scheduled Spring, 1996 opening will be difficult. Three properties are currently scheduled for condemnation pending approval by the City Council at their February 6th meeting. The closing of the Schinke property is also scheduled for next week. A verbal agreement has been reached with Barte's, however the City Attorney has recommended condemnation for tax benefit purposes. Staff stressed that all property owners are willing sellers and the condemnation process is to determine land value only. An easement over the Tutewohl property is needed as part of the Apple Valley interceptor. Staff is working with Apple Valley to meet their needs along with Lakeville's acquisition goals. Some progress is being made with the Eisele and Fredrickson families on the • purchase of property for the Highview Heights/Goodview Estates park site acquisition. Plat concept plans are now being developed which identify a 10- I Zacre neighborhood park. Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee Minutes February 1, 1995 Page 2 • Staff received a call from the owners of the Queen Anne property who stated they are not interested in talking with the City on the sale of their property. Nearby, the Mullenhart's are willing sellers and staff feels this may be an acceptable alternative if a couple acres from the adjoining Wilson property could be added. Other proposed projects on the west side of Lakeville include addition of facilities at the YMCA camp which could be shared by the public and the possible upgrade of the playground at Orchard Lake Elementary. The Studer property remains a possible site for the Cherry View Park. Positive steps have been taken and negotiations will continue when Mr. Studer returns from an extended vacation. Work continues on several projects including the contract for prairie restoration at Ritter Farm Park. Staff will be working with Barton-Aschman to design several bond referendum park sites. ITEM #6 Review Pexa land as future park concept. Staff showed committee several preliminary concept plans which had been prepared by Barry Warner for property which is located north of Fairfield • Business Park, south of 205th Street and west of Lakeview Estates. The proposed park site consists of 9.4 acres including wetlands and greenways. A proposed trail corridor leads to Fairfield Business Park and the proposed site would include a skating rink and other neighborhood park amenities. More information will be given to committee concerning this property as it become available. ITEM #8 Review design concept of Wayside Park. Staff showed committee a drawing of the new layout of 168th Street at-grade crossing adjacent to Wayside Park. The elimination of the viaduct at the intersection of Klamath Trail is scheduled for this spring. Negotiations have been ongoing with the adjoining property owner to work out a solution for park expansion by adding portions of Outlot K which is owned by Mr. Kahler. Several options still exist with vacation of the roadway and donation of property back to the City. A curb cut existing in the new 168th Street will provide access to a 5-car parking lot plus one handicapped stall. Plans for the park site include some leveling of the property to an acceptable grade, seeding, tree plantings, picnic tables, fire pits and sidewalk, Park benches along the lake side of the park and anchoring picnic tables were also suggested by committee members. Staff • would like to have a survey of the property completed soon if the warm weather continues and will keep committee members updated as plans progress. Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee Minutes February 1, 1995 Page 3 • ITEM #7 Review Park and Trail Dedication Fee requirements. Staff has contacted several cities in the metropolitan area to compare Lakeville's fees with others currently charged. The City of Plymouth recently analyzed and projected costs for a fully developed park system and has set their park dedication goal at $1,500 per unit in three years. Eden Prairie charges $945.00 per dwelling unit and Eagan charges $875.00. Lakeville currently charges a relatively low park dedication fee and no trail fee to commercial/ industrial developers. some communities are charging considerably higher park fees plus trail fees for commercial development. At the time of the last park dedication fee increase in 1992, trail lighting was not a consideration. Higher costs have been and will continue to be incurred in the future for trail development and lighting. Dakota County trails are proposed to be increased from eight to 10 feet wide which will be an added expense if Lakeville follows their lead. Construction costs are increasing for development of park sites. A decrease of park service area size may mean additional future acquisition and development costs. There has been a general decrease of revenues due to a smaller number of lots per acre following the Strategic Growth Management recommendations. Committee member Ilia suggested more funds should be allocated for parks vs. trails since that is the biggest expense. Member Larson stated that it is important to have funds available when opportunities for trails arise. Member Messinger suggested an increase to $900.00 for park fees to compensate for the rapidly increasing cost of land acquisition. Committee members felt that even the recommended increase in fees barely keeps pace with land prices and construction costs. It was suggested that park and trail fees be evaluated each year starting in October of 1995. 95.05 Motion was made by Messinger, seconded by Wanless-Sobel to recommend to City Council that the park and trail dedication ordinance be amended to reflect an increase in park fees to $900.00 per dwelling unit and trail fees to $225.00 per dwelling unit. It is further recommended that this increase take effect immediately for all new plat applications following City Council approval. All plats which have been previously submitted will be charged at the current rates. This ordinance will again be reviewed in October of 1995 for a possible fee increase recommendation for 1996. Motion passed. ITEM #9 Unfinished business. Staff continues to work with Dakota County on planning county-designated bikeways. Their proposals are as follows: 1. Highview Avenue be removed from the County Bikeway System. Z. CSAH 23 (Cedar Avenue) from CSAH 9 (Dodd Blvd.) to CSAH 50 be added to the County Bikeway System. Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee Minutes February 1, 1995 Page 4 • 3. Bikeway System designation continue along CSAH 9 from CSAH 23 terminating at 185th Street where there is a city bikeway connection. 4. County Rd. 64 be added to the Bikeway System from the intersection of CSAH 50 east to CSAH 23 to provide a safe access around the downtown area. The County will also construct bikeways from Holyoke east to Farmington as part of the reconstruction/turnback project of CSAH 50. 95.06 Motion was made by Raymond, seconded by Lulf, to recommend City Council support Dakota County's proposed redesignation of trails in the City of Lakeville including the removal of Highview Avenue from the Dakota County Trail Plan. Motion passed. Also under unfinished business, staff stated that the basic design of Boulder Village at Crystal Lake has been changed. Some of the interior amenities such as the chipping green and tennis courts have been eliminated. The developer is considering having one large or two small playgrounds. ITEM # 10 New business. • There was no new business at this time. ITEM #11. - Announcements. The next meeting of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee is scheduled for February 18, 1995 at 6:00 PM. ITEM # 12. Adjournment. The meeting adjourned at 8:05 PM. Respectfully submitted, J it A. Ryan, Recordi ~ Secretary ATTEST: Kevin P. Ilia, Chairperson jr