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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-15 CITY OF LAICEVILI.,E PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY COPM~TTEE NQNUTES MARCH 15, 1989 • At 7:10 PM a quorum was reached and the meet' was called to order b ~J Y Chairman Larson. Present were Larson, Illa, Grenz and Messinger. Also present was recording secretary, Judi Ringeisen. 89.28 Motion was made by Ilia, seconded by Messinger, to approve the minutes of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Comnnittee meeting of March 1, 1989. Motion passed. Michael Thompson, an Eagle Scout candidate, presented his step by step plan for reforestation of certain areas of Ritter Farm Park. His plans are to coordinate the ordering of the trees and recruitment and supervision of Boy Scout volunteers to plant several hundred trees in the park. The plan had previously been approved by committee and the presentation was an Eagle Scout formality. The committee thanked Mr. Thompson for his presentation and thoughtfulness. Dee McManus of Cub Scout Pack 262, presented her troop's proposal for planting 500 Norway and Black Spruce seedlings at North Park. She requested that a Parks and Recreation Co~nittee member come to a Cub Scout meeting to help educate the boys in proper planting techniques, so it would be a learning experience for them. She also requested public recognition, such as news articles, and also signs installed so the trees would be a constant source of pride for the Scouts. Ms. McManus would also like to • .have the committee or the park dept. do an evaluation of the program when the scouts have finished their planting, for future similar projects. 89.29 Motion was made by Grenz, seconded by Illa, to accept the proposal from Cub Scout Pack 262 and to allow them to move forward with their tree planting project. The park dept. will assist where necessary. Motion passed. Under item number 6 on the agenda, Sherry Tongen had notified staff that she had not yet received the. go-ahead from the Sheriff's Dept. for the water cross event on Lake Marion. 89.30 Motion was made by Messinger, seconded by Ilia, to table the water cross race event until the April 5, 1989 meeting. Motion passed. Brian Eby and Roger Stead, of the Bangu Football Club, associated with the Minnesota Youth Soccer Association, were present to request of the City of Lakeville and the Parks and Recreation committee the use of one .soccer field to be used for a "home" field. This is a non-profit group organized for the purpose of giving those soccer players of extraordinary talent and ability a challenging opportunity to play. Mr. Eby and Mr. Stead were specifically requesting the use of Parkview Park soccer field, however the committee felt the area in Foxborough would be abetter choice of fields, as parking would not be a problem. Messinger and Grenz felt the use of a • neighborhood field would create problems. Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee minutes March 15, 1989 Page -2- • Staff r es equ ted waiting. until the LAA groups have defined their needs. Planning Co7rnnission member Whitey Whitehouse was in the audience and asked if there would be a fee. Staff said a maintenance fee at least would be changed, if not a rental fee also. Whitehouse cautioned that by allowing a group to come in and use a field, other groups would also be wishing to use areas for flying model airplanes or roller skating on turf. Also the LCC's feelings should be considered, since they were not given anything. 89.31 Motion was made by Messinger, seconded by Grenz, to table the request until the April 5, 1989 meeting and directed staff to check into fees, the condition of the fields at Foxborough and their availability. Motion passed. Whitehouse commented that when the surface water ordinances are drafted they should also include Orcharel Lake, since there were problems there last year with boats speeding. Larson informed him that the Parks and Rec. Dept. was planning a joint special meeting with the Natural Resources Committee, contingent on their approval, for the purpose of drafting surface water zoning regulations for all area lakes. The next agenda item was the discussion of a set-aside fund for the purpose of building a community center in the future. Messinger stated she did not recall previous discussions about this issue and would like to wait until • the park and open .space surveys are tallied to see if the citizens are asking for such a facility. Illy stated the agenda item could as well have stated "for future major projects", and not only to be slated for a community center. Larson compared the setting aside of funds to the purchases .our city fathers made in the park land area and feels that it would be prudent and timely to set aside funds. Messinger thought that there are several projects that have been waiting some time for completion and those projects should be given priority with the park dedication funds. One main area she discussed was Parkview Park. The ccmunittee members discussed completion of a master plan for the park this summer and completion of a fenced parking lot. Whitehouse suggested that if the park dept. needs more money they should charge a fee at the boat launch. Larson suggested using a percentage of the commercial park dedication fees to be set aside for future major projects. All committee members present stated they were in favor of having a community center in Lakeville. Whitehouse repeated that acquiring land is a very important thing to do, It was decided to table this discussed and each member will think about a possible formula for division of funds to be used for future projects. Whitehouse suggested holding joint meetings again with council and other conunittee members on Saturday mornings as had been done a couple of years ago. The committee thought the meetings had been informative and a good way to get to know members of other co7rnnittees. Parks and Recreation Advisory Cotmni.ttee minutes March 15, 1989 Page -3- Messinger reported she had attended a Dakota County Planning Advisory Committee meeting for the purpose of discussing with them the Dakota County Bikeway Plan. She stated their response had been positive. weir next meeting will be April 12th, 7:00 PM, at the Dakota County Extension office in Farmington. Bike trail issues will be on the agenda. Larson will be attending a meeting tomorrow, March 16th, of the South Metro Network concerning transportation. Also on their agenda is the Star of the North Games. Larson will try to promote alternate means of transportation, especially bike trails. 89.32 Since there was no further business, it was moved by Grenz, seconded by Illa, to adjourn the meeting. Motion passed. Meeting adjourned at 9:00 I7M. Respectfully submitted, G°"~"' _ Jeff Larson, Chairman A'I'I'EST: • Judi Ringesen Recording Secretary •