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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-07 CITY OF LAKEVILLE • PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING AUGUST 7, 1991 The meeting was called to order by Vice Chairperson Messinger. Present were Lovelace, Illa, Larson, Grenz and Messinger. Lulf and Raymond had called and were unable to attend the meeting due to family and work conflicts. Also present were Park Director Steve Michaud and Recording Secretary Judi Ringeisen. ITEM 3. - Minutes. The minutes of the July 17, 1991 Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee meeting were discussed. The minutes were approved as written. ITEM 4. - Citizen Comments. There were no citizens in attendance, ITEM 6. - Staff reports. Staff introduced Sherry Finkel, Parks and Recreation Intern from St. Cloud State University. Sherry has been working this summer with the Kamp Kermit and Summer Playground programs and has also completed an intern manual for the Park Department. Staff also introduced John Carlson, a student at Mankato State University, who is doing his internship in law enforcement. John volunteers two hours each day as well as working as the main park ranger. • He has completed an inventory of all park accesses this summer and is currently working on measuring all asphalt trails and parking lots to plan for seal coating. In a correction to the staff report narrative which committee received, the fire grates were installed at Antlers and Valley Lake. Rocks have been placed at Antlers Park north entrance to prevent illegal entrance.. The maintenance staff is working on installation of the display board roofs at the parks. The Tree Trust crew has completed the Aronson Park bridge and Cherrywood Park trail/retaining wall projects. Tree Trust is sponsoring an appreciation picnic for the entire Tree Trust crew next week at Aronson Park. Three half-court basketball courts are completed and some overlaying has been done to others. Some funds were available to blacktop the strip from the end of the 205th Street project down to the trail at Aronson Park. It was determined that with a small additional expense the entire roadway could be paved. Letters of appreciation have been received from the cemetery caretakers and St. John's Lutheran Church. The Orchard Lake parking lot project is coming along very well. The entire area next to the beach will be sodded which will greatly improve the aesthetics. Larson mentioned the future • sidewalk along Judicial Road. Parks and Recreation Advisory .Committee • August 7, 1991 Page -2- Staff checked on the Antlers Park identification signs and found that the Minnesota Dept. of Transportation will install the 96" X 36" signs at a cost of $638.00. 91.23 Motion was made by Illa, seconded by Larson, to advise staff to pursue the purchase and installation of two Antlers Park signs with the purchase to be paid far from the Park Dedication fund. Staff will check if there is a choice of colors for the signs. Motion passed. Staff reported that he had attended a meeting of the Lakeville VFW Post 210 to solicit funds to subsidize the Firearms Safety program. The VFW was very generous in offering $4.00 per student to help pay the Park Department's administrative expenses. Today, August 7, 1991, was the deadline to receive quotes for the demolition of the buildings at Ritter Farm Park. Only one quote was received in the amount of $1,950.00. The quote included the removal of the outbuildings and the concrete slabs. All that will be remaining are the two homesteads, the • cistern building .and the silo. Council approved the ordinance change which allows consumption of regular high point beer in City parks. There is still no wine, wine coolers or glass allowed in the parks. Council also approved Change Order #1 for Casperson Park which allows for the redistribution on site of 10,000 extra yards of gravel. The preconstructon project for the restroom/ shelter building will. be held tomorrow, August 8th. The well bid will be awarded to Kimmel-Bauer Company of Rosemount. Staff is concerned that the rain may delay the planned fall seeding of the park. Staff has been busy working on the 1992 budgets. .The trail projects at Country Ponds and the Meadows to Marion Estates are getting started. ITEM 6. Committee discussed the memo and drawing they had received indicating the various curb cut widths on the Cedar Avenue trail. A letter was sent to the Dakota County Highway Dept. advising them of the variations and asking that measures be taken to prevent recurrence of the situation on future trail projects. Committee suggested installing a warning sign or painting lines on the ~ to warn bicyclists in advance of the • narrow curb cuts. Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee • August 7, 1991 Page -3- ITEM 7. The Haunted Hayride proposal had been discussed with other staff members and administration and their responses had not been favorable. Concerns were voiced about security, liabilities and whether it was an appropriate use of Ritter Farm Park. Some other ideas surfaced including a possible haunted walk around North Park, using volunteers from City staff and the Parks and Recreation Committee members. Committee thought it would be a good idea and that other community organizations could also become involved. ITEM 8. The renovation of the Ritter Farm Park buildings was discussed. Staff would like to bring the buildings to code to make them inhabitable. The things that need to determined are how long the buildings are planned to be used and how much money should be invested. Staff said he would like to see someone living there all the time for security reasons. ITEM 9. The Casperson Park development update had been previously • discussed under Staff Reports. ITEM 10. a.) The committee received an update on the Park Dedication fund for 1991. Among the items which have yet to be expended this year are top dressing at Oak Shores and Valley Lake and slice seeding and additional black dirt at Oak Shores. Messinger suggested lighting at Oak Shores and Valley Lake as projects for 1992.. Staff said he also felt these lighting projects should be a priority next year. b.) Committee received a copy of a letter from the DNR concerning denial of the request for fishing piers at Orchard Lake and Valley Lake. Staff has submitted another grant for these piers. c.) A midsummer evaluation of the Manufactured Home Community Grant was received by committee. This has been a very successful program and an application will be submitted to continue the grant next summer. ITEM 11. Committee discussed the Antlers Park lagoon project. TKDA suggested that a new proposal could be submitted with the updated revisions. Staff and committee both felt the area does • not need a passive turnaround and more revisions to the plan are not necessary. Grenz suggested that the winter access be Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee August 7, 1991 Page -4- physically closed this year, even if only a temporary barrier is installed. Committee members repeated their support of the original petition's intent to improve the aesthetics and safety of the lagoon and stated they should not loose sight of these main concerns. The committee strongly encouraged staff to move ahead with the project this fall and close the winter access. ITEM 11. Committee received a letter from Vista Telephone concerning the switching station building which will be constructed in Cedar Highlands Park. Vista is requesting the purchase of a piece of property the approximate size of the adjoining neighborhood lots. The funds from the purchase will be put into the park dedication fund. The remainder of the park will be in passive development with green areas. The possibility of adding a shelter/restroom to the telephone building had been discussed but it was decided that the funds would be better spent elsewhere. The apparent time line for construction of the building is spring, 1992. The Thompson snowmobile trail problem was discussed. A meeting . which had been set up with the Thompson family had to be cancelled but will be rescheduled in the near future. There will be a permanent solution to this problem worked out before the snowmobile season begins. Committee received a monthly building department report which showed housing starts still strong. The Ritter Farm Park boundary road issue was discussed. The recent survey shows the road is on the Schwarz property as well as the Hertzberg property. The attorneys will keep staff and committee informed of any progress on this issue. Committee was informed that some discussions had been held at the staff level concerning the commercial/industrial park dedication fees. If land values. within Lakeville are compared, certain areas are paying a higher percentage of their property values in park dedication fees than others. It was felt that if a 5% land value fee was required, it would be a more fair assessment. As land values increase, so would the amount due, as the fee would be based on the fair market value at the'time of final platting. There was a general concurrence with the proposed change. No trail dedication requirement is currently in effect for commercial/industrial and this would not change. Also under unfinished business, some park issues were discussed • by committee including bike trail signs, trail upkeep, and use of model airplanes in the parks. Staff has had some discussions Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee August 7, 1991 Page -5- with mountain biking enthusiasts and is considering some concessions for allowing riders on a designated trail in Ritter Farm Park, possibly requiring a season pass. Larson suggested alternating days with the horseback riders so they could use the same trail. ITEM 12. The next meeting of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee will beheld August 21, 1991, 7:00 PM, Lakeville Council Chambers. ITEM 13. Since there was no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:00 PM. Respectfully submitted, J i Ringe s, Recording Secretary • ''~~~,,y1 Pat Messinger, ice Chair jr •