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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-05 • CITY OF LAKEVILLE PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES AUGUST 5, 1992 ITEM 1. -Call to order. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM by Chairman I11a. ITEM 2. -Roll call. Present were Lovelace, Lulf, Ilia, Larson and Raymond. Committee members Grenz and Messinger had conflicts and were not able to attend. Also resent were Park Director Steve Michaud, Councilmember W. Ruhmann and ~ecording Secretary Judi Ryan. ITEM 3. -Minutes of July 15 1992. The minutes of the July 15, 192 Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee meeting were discussed and approved as printed. ITEM 4. -Citizen Comments. No citizens were present at the meeting for items other than those on the agenda. ITEM 5. -Staff reports. Committee had received a lengthy narrative from staff with information on ongoing projects in the Park Department. • The light poles which were received from Macalester are being sand blasted and painted by the Water Dept. crew. TKDA has recommended a testing firm be contacted to do a random test on the integrity of the steel m the poles. Staff anticipates the results will be favorable as the poles seem to be in very good condition. The community playground .project is movingg ahead with a survey to be completed this week on the parking lot. A bulldozer, will be on site next week to do some rough grading and construction of the playground is still scheduled for September 15-18. Large amounts of money, as well as in-kind services, have been donated for the playground. The STS crew should move into Ritter in the next.. two weeks to complete their pro,~ect at the duplex. The moving of the light poles at Aronson is a very important project for them to complete this summer also. The Tree .Trust crew is finishing construction of an aesthetic retaining wall around the septic system at Casperson, similar to .the one built at North Park. A pp~reconstruction meeting was held with Friedges on the Parkview ballfield site. Bulldozers and scrapers have moved onto the site and staff feels that, weather permitting, the site should be ready for seeding by early to mid September. The final draft is nearly complete for the Parks and Open Space System • Plan and should be going to print soon. • Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee Minutes August 5, 1992 Page -2- The contractor is ready to start the Gerdine Path sidewalk project , as soon as they finish another project they are currently working on, which should be in the next week or so. Staff is busy preparing for the Casperson Grand Opening. Maintenance will be working the next couple of days with finishing touches on .the park site. Committee member Raymond asked about the time frame for Ritter Farm Park. Staff stated that as long as the work is getting done at a minimal cost with crews such as the STS, there was no time frame that had to be followed. When the electric, plumbing and heating is complete the STS crew will move in again to do the sheetrocking, taping and painting. Programming will commence when the project is complete. ITEM 6. - Review and discuss Rolling Knolls Plat 2 and make recommendation to City Council Staff reviewed the history of this plat and .reminded committee when it was originally platted as part of the Rolling Oaks plat, an agreement was reached to have the park dedication fees for future phases to be frozen and calculated at the rate of $375.00 per lot. The current trail dedication fees will be payable for this plat. Staff added that the development of this phase should alleviate the drainage problems at Rolling Oaks Park. 92.16 Motion was made by Raymond, seconded by Larson, to make a recommendation to City Council to accept a cash contribution for Rolling Knolls Plat 2 at the previousl agreed upon rate of $375.00 per lot, plus a cash contribution of 150.00 per lot to satisfy the current tral dedication .ordinance. Motion passed. ITEM 7. -Review and discuss Stonebriar of Lakeville plat and make recommendation to City Council Committee had also received information on this plat and briefly discussed the proposed park location and dedication at their July 15th meeting. Staff outlined the proposed park location and the value of preserving this particular area. Ann Hagen, 17135 Isleton Ave., spoke about the value of the trees in the area. There is a large stand of very old oak trees which she feels is a great benefit to the neighborhood. Dianne Boyer, 9890 - 170th Street in Lynwood, stated that her house backs up to a wetland area of the development which is scheduled to be filled in. She opposes the potential. loss of wildlife this would • cause. Ms. Boyer also stated she is interested in having sidewalks installed on 171st Street. • Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee Minutes August 5, 1.992 Page -3- Jim Render, Render Development, addressed the committee and stated the intent of the development proposal which has .been submitted is to give cash to satisfy the park dedication requirements. Mr. Render also stated there is not a park shown in the comprehensive plan for this area. He explained the reason the property m question would not be available for park land dedication is because the property is no, longer owned by their company. He stated that he would, however, be willing to work with the City on a park land donation and the redesign of this property to accommodate that. He further stated that the property in question was previously owned by Render, but is now part of Arcon's property and will become a part of their plat, which should reach the committee in about two weeks. Bob Hagen, 17135 Isleton Ave., .stated that no amount of park dedication fees could make up for the loss of what is now in the area. Committee member Lulf asked staff to explain the tree preservation ordinance. Staff stated the developers will be required to adhere to existing policies outlined in the tree preservation ordinance. • Committee member Larson asked about sidewalks in the area. Mr. Render stated the engineering staff is looking into it, but had not made a formal recommendation yet. This will be determined before final plat approval. Staff discussed NAC's report on Stonebriar which discusses the dedication of a total of approximately 5.5 acres of land, or about 10% of the total plat. 92.17 It was moved by Larson, seconded by Lulf, to recommend to City Council that the park dedication requirements for Stonebriar of Lakeville be satisfied with a park land dedication as stated in Northwest Associated Consultant's report, dated July 2,. 1992. It is further recommended that a cash contribution be required to satisfy the trail dedication ordinance. Motion passed. Larry Lulf reminded those present that this is a recommendation and the City Council will take this under consideration when making the final decision. ITEM 8. -Review and discuss Meadow Brook 4th.. Addition plat and make recommendation to City Council. Staff stated there may still be credits due to the developer for a trail which was installed as part of a previous addition of this plat. The • developer previously built the trail from Flagstaff to North Creek Mobile Home Community as part of the original development agreement. Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee Minutes August 5, 1992 Page -4- 92.18 It was moved by Lulf, seconded by Raymond, to recommend to City Council that a cash contribution be .required to satisfy ,the park dedication requirements. Staff will verify how much credit the developer has remaining for trail dedication fees and committee recommends that a cash contribution also be required to satisfy any possible remaining requirements. Motion passed. ITEM 9. -Review of ordinance establishing park dedication fees. The committee was sent copies of ordinances from several metropolitan cities for their review and comparison. Staff felt that with the absence of committee member Messinger, the discussion should be tabled. 92.19 It was moved by Larson, seconded byy Lulf, to table the discuss of park dedication fees until the August 19, 19y2 meeting. Motion passed. ITEM 10. -Discussion of 1993 Park Dedication Fund projects. Staff would like committee to begin listing protects they see as priorities for 1993. The 1992 fund balance and 1993 projected revenue reports will be available later in the fall or early winter when all billings have been received. After that it will be possible to set a budget for 1.993. Several items were extracted from the 1992 budget in order to accomplish the Parkview project and those items could be put back on in 1993. Playgrounds in several parks are in need of upgrading, expansion and renovation. The development of Hypoint Crossings park should also be a priority, along with some special trail projects. Also mentioned was the possible property acquisition south of the Cherryview Elementary. Member Raymond mentioned the new Bid Toffs playground structure at the new school. Ilia suggested more diversity is needed m the playgrounds that are installed. - ITEM 11. -Unfinished business. City Council gave staff the authorization to make an offer to the landowner of the potential northeast sector park property. A letter is being drafted stating the City's final offer. In the meantime, other properties are being considered. A City/Park map is being completed by City staff and is almost ready to go to .the printer. The map will be easily updated in the future as it is digitized on the engineering department's computer. The Resident Guidebook has served as the City/Park map for the last few years, but the map is inadequate, outdated, and difficult to distribute to the general ppublic because of the cost of the books. Requests are received constantly for a current park and trail map. Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee Minutes August 5, 1992 Page -5- ITEM 12. -New business. Committee members Larson and Illa attended the MRPA Board and Commission Section meeting held in Edina last week. They were concerned about a meeting which has been scheduled to include various commissions from the region to discuss the connection of Murphy-Hanrehan to the north. Illa and Larson felt that a representative from Lakeville should have been invited to attend the meetin as Lakeville is a very important link to the east/west route of the tra~. Committee member Lovelace pointed out a possible connection via a road which encircles Orchard Lake on the north. It was decided that Jeff Larson will attend the meeting to represent Lakeville's interests. Committee member Illa mentioned that the Community Fair would be coming up in about a month and suggested that another free item such as a balloon be given away to draw people to the table for registrations. This will be discussed again at the next meeting. Staff discussed the grand opening of Casperson Park on Sunday, August 9th. It was decided that a tree planting would take place instead of a ribbon cutting ceremony; this will be followed by a nature show,. a magician and entertainment by the Hall Brothers Jazz Band.. The Lake Marion Homeowners Association will be distributing informational brochures and the Community Playground committee will be m charge of the concessions as a fund raising event for the playground. Ilia stated that the volleyball courts at Antlers Park could be raked more regularly, especially now during playoffs. Staff stated that he had checked the level of Lake Marion and it is 4-5" below the overflow structure off County Road 64. ITEM 13. -The next meeting of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee will be August 19, 1992, 7:00 PM, at the City Hall Council Chambers. ITEM 14. -Adjourn. Since there was no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8:45 PM. Respectfully submitted, Jud' yan, Rec ng Secretary Kevin Ilia, Chair jr