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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-04 CITY OF LAKEVILLE PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMIVIITTEE MINUTES MAY 4, 1994 ITEM 1. -Call to order. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM by Chairman Illa. ITEM 2. -Roll call. Present were H. Lovelace, C. Warless-Sobel, L. Lulf, P.Messingger, K. Illa, G. Grenz and A. Raymond. Also present were Park Director Steve 1Vlichaud and Recording Secretary Judi Ryan. ITEM 3. -Minutes of Apri120 1994. The minutes of the April 20, 1 X94 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. * Staff reported that at their May 2, 1994 meeting, City Council had authorized a parks and trails bond referendum in the amount of $3,675,000 and set June 28, 1994 as the date for the referendum. Council also approved the 1994 and 1995 park dedication and trail dedication fund bud ets and authorized Barton-Aschman to prepare an update of the Ritter arm Park master plan. * Staff updated the committee on ongoing projects within the park system. The Bunker Hill tennis court renovation will be done as part of the park ,dedication fund rather than as a bond referendum protect due to it being essentially a maintenance issue. The Oak Shores Park tennis court and basketball court have been resurfaced and restriped by a private contractor. * The ice arena project is moving along well. The contractor has the basic site pad done and is almost ready to begin erection of the walls. * Park maintenance has been busy with,tree spading from Wayside Park to accommodate the at-grade crossing improvement project. Planting ~ of seedlings and whips m the Public -Works nursery leas also been taking place. * Distribution of the 1994 Summer Brochure was delayed a few days so an insert could be added with general information on the park bond referendum. Staff felt this was a good way to inform the general public of the upcoming referendum. * Free seedlings will be given away and a planting demonstration will be part of the Arbor Day celebration on May 7, 1994. This year's event • will take place at Ritter Farm Park, beginning at 10:00 AM. Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee Minutes May 4 1994 Page -~1- * Engineerin Department staff are working on an ,equestrian trail map for Ritter arm Park. This information will be incorporated into the brochure which will be prepared for distribution later this spring. * The Park Ranger program has begun for this year and is once again under the Jurisdiction of the Lakeville Police Department. Rangers will be on duty full time starting in a few weeks. * Staff is working .with Friedges Landscaping to clean the stumps and debris from Hypointe Crossing and Quigley-Same wooded areas. * Park Maintenance has begun draggin_gg ballfields on City and school property. The fields at Lake View Elementary are not yyet ready for play so the start of the girls' ma'ors program has been dela ed. The contractor is attempting to get the fields ready as soon as possible. ITEM 6. - Review and discuss Creek View Estates preliminary and final plat and make recommendation to City Council. Creek View Estates consists of 25 single familyy lots and is located on the east side of Highview Avenue, , north of 16$th Street. Apiece of property was suggested to be dedicated to satisfy the park dedication requirements, however after viewing it, staff id not feel that the terrain was conducive to a neighborhood park. Staff pointed out a couple • of flatter pieces of property in the area which could .possibly be acquired by park dedication as the area develops further to the north. This plat will contain conservation easements to preserve greenways and open space. A citizen who lives near the plat was present and had several questions for staff and committee. Staff mentioned that ppaving of shoulders along Highview Avenue is a bond referendum proJ'ect. A benchcut was done some time ago in the area to connect to the North Park cross country trail. 94.15 Motion was made by Messinger, seconded by Warless-Sobel, to recommend City Council approve the preliminary and fina-1 plat of Creek View Estates and accept a cash contribution to satisfy the park and trail dedication requirements . Motion passed. ITEM 7. - Review and discuss Crystal Lake Club House final plat and make recommendation to City Council. Crystal Lake Club House is a single lot which will be used as the location for the club house for the Crystal Lake Golf Club. It is located within Outlots H and F of Crystal Lake Golf Estates 2nd Addition. Because the develo er previously agreed to construct all trails and sidewalks within the IUD, the City waived all the trail dedication fees. 94.16 Motion was made by Grenz seconded by Lovelace, to recommend City Council approve .the final plat o~ Crystal Lake Club House and accept a cash contribution to satisfy the park dedication requirements only. • Motion passed. Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee Minutes May 4, 1994 Page -3- ITEM 8. - Review and discuss Country Pond South 7th Addition final plat and make recommendation to City Council. This plat consists of 54 single family residential lots and is located west of Flagstaff Avenue and south of Dodd Blvd. Staff .and committee members felt it was important to be able to access the 175th Street trail from this area. Existin sidewalks will be connected with an 8' trail running along the back o~ the wetland area which will provide access for residents. The developer will receive credit for the trail which will be built around the wetland. 94.17 Motion was made by Messin er, seconded by Lulf, to recommend City Council approve the final plat of ~ountry Pond South 7th Addition and accept a cash contribution to satisfy the park and trail dedication requirements. The committee further recommends that the outlots be staked where the trails and sidewalks will be constructed and benchcut no later than when the roadways are built. Motion passed. ITEM 9. - Park Bond Referendum Task Force update. Kevin Ilia updated the committee on the Task Force and informed them that a Vote Yes committee had been formed by task force members and would be called the Coalition for Lakeville Parks and Trails. Jon Gurban has offered to share some of his referendum knowledge and experience with this • group. The main task force will remain intact to work on informational issues with citizens. Mary Liz Holberg will be making a presentation to the Planning Commission concerning the park bond referendum at their next meeting. 94.18 Motion was made by Lulf, seconded by Raymond, to express the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee's support for the Parks and Trails Bond Referendum and appreciation of the Task Force members' work. Motion passed unanimously. ITEM 10. - Unfinished business. Citizens Dan Bale and Brad King were present at the meeting to discuss the ossibility of mountain biking at Ritter Farm Park with the committee. ~taff explained that Council had just authorized an u date of the master pplan of Ritter Farm Park and this would be just one ofpthe uses that would be considered as part of that update. Barton-Aschman will be assisting staff with the rewrite of the master plan and public hearings will be held to receive input from citizens. Issues will concern various uses coexisting in the , park and possible environmental degradation of the site. Maintenance issues and funding are also an issue. Staff informed the committee that the property owners on each side of the Goose Lake conservation area easement were notified that their proposal was unreasonably expensive and the City would not be pursuing this project at this time. Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee minutes • May 4, 1994 Page -4- ITEM 11. - New business. The annual park tour was discussed. Committee members felt it would be a good idea to conduct the tour in May rather than waiting until June. Committee members would like to look at projects which have been completed in the past year and what is scheduled to be done this summer. Staff will schedule transportation and invite other committee members. ITEM 12. - Announcements. The next meeting of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee will be held on May 18, 1994, and will begin at 5:30 PM, at City Hall with the annual park tour. ITEM 13. -Adjournment. The meeting adjourned at 8:45 PM. Respectfully submitted, J i an, Recor ng Secretary Kevin Illa, Chair Jr