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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-06 CITY OF LAKEVILLE • PARK AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES MAY 6, 1987 Meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM by Chairman Grenz. Members present were Lulf, Lovelace, Grenz, McDonald and Messinger. Anderson called and had a conflict. Olmsted was absent. Also present were Park Director Steve Michaud, Alan Brixius and Curt Gutoske from Northwest Associated Consultants and recording secretary Judi Ringeisen. 87-42 Motion was made by McDonald to approve the minutes of the April 15, 19$7 Park and Recreation Advisory Committee meeting. Member Messinger wished to have the second to the last paragraph on page 3 concerning swings at Fairfield Park clarified to read "baby swings". Minutes .were approved as amended. Alan Brixius and Curt Gutoske from Northwest Associated Consultants were present. to update the committee on the Lakeville Trails Plan Inventory project. A report was distributed. which summarized issues and concerns applying to the trails inventory and corridor ,segment analysis. Alan Brixius. stated that topography is varied in the city of Lakeville and could limit trail development in certain areas because of steep slopes. Wetlands add to the beauty and variation in the environment. and should not be disturbed far several reasons, including preserving wildlife habitats and construction costs. Off street trails will be planned along arterials and • collector. streets and in areas of high speed and traffic volume to protect the trail users.. In areas where on--street trails are constructed, parking. should be limited. Special considerations should also be given to busy intersections, possibly routing the trail system away from potential hazards or providing special crossing facilities, signals and signage. I-35 is a major barrier and creates a problem in connecting the east and west sides of Lakeville in that the overpasses and underpasses are too narrow to accommodate a trail or traffic volumes and speeds make these connections too dangerous. The city will coordinate with MnDOT when the interchange. is built at County Road 46 or at any other opportunity which develops. Utility easements do not provide much opportunity for overland trails due to several factors including securing permission, trail restrictions, expense of development and the creation of hazardous trail/street intersections. Speculated future .railroad abandonment provides a more attractive overland trail possibility. The trail inventory also identifies major trail destinations in Lakeville ;and surrounding communities. These destinations include the Minnesota Zoo, the Dakota County Branch Library, Murphy Hanrahan Park, major shopping and commercial areas as well as schools and park systems. Coordination between the city and the state is not a concern at this point because the State of Minnesota has not designated any trailways. The State's plan at this time is to build some test trails and analyze the results of their use. • Park and Recreation Committee minutes May 7, 1987 -~2- Dakota County has designated trailways within the City but. is waiting for these to be constructed in conjunctian with street improvements. A regional trail system has been identified by the Metro Council, however an aggressive approach has not been taken. Other issues discussed were trailway uses for snowmobiles, horses, hiking, cross country skiing and all terrain vehicles. The planners stated that the inventory is basically complete at this paint. They will be working in conjunction with the city engineers who are currently working. on the transportation plan and who have been given a copy of the Bikeway Design. Manual which includes the. State trail standards. The inventory and policy plan should be complete by mid May. Staff feels it is important to get this project completed in .order to be ready to go ahead with further development at the time the county is ready to move an their projects. The Park Director commented that he would like to see a map of a larger scale which would include. existing and proposed trails, ski trails, etc. He would like to be able to tie .the comp plan into the trail route segment maps. Staff and committee feel major employment centers such as Airlake should be included in the trail system. The .next item was .the Park Director's report. Staff reported that LAWCON grant applications had been submitted far Valley Lake Park, North Park and • Caspersen Park. At Caspersen Park it is estimated that all dirt will be moved within the next two weeks and the parking is 80i complete. Gravel mining at this site for revenue may be a possibility far continuing or completing the grading. The ridges that are existing serve no real purpose. and staff would be able to use the funds from the sale of the gravel. Some of this fill would be used in the law area on site. The Park Directar Pxplained some new grading ideas to the committee. Staff informed the committee that the trail has been completed across 700 feet. of wetland east toward Highview from the southeast corner of North Park. Staff reported that the trail paving around Valley Lake should be completed by this weekend. Also the trail along 185th Street, Ipava Avenue to 173rd Street, the Lake Marion crossing and accesses to Dodd Park will have been paved by early next week. A special thanks goes to the Street Dept. for a jab well done. The rebuilding of field 4 at Aranson Park is completed. It. took six days to get sod laid because of scheduling by the contractor. It was reported that the aerator hose from Valley Lake had been uncovered and pulled in by vandals. This will need to be reburied with another truck load of sand. Due to other reports of vandalism and loitering in the parks, security lights will be installed at The Meadows, Fairfield and. Valley Lake. Park. The lights • that were removed from downtown Lakeville will be used wherever possible. Park and Recreation Committee minutes May 6, 1987 -3- • In response to a memo from the Park Director, staff has been contacted by Pat Goff .who is developing the property around Valley Lake Park. The plat is being revised and the park dedication requirement question should come before the Park and Recreation Advisory Committee soon. The trail easements for the Meadows trail segment is still in the hands of the attorneys. Papers are now being drawn up to obtain the final easements for this trail segment into downtown Lakeville. The easements from .185th St. along Hwy. 50 to 188th St. are being prepared for mailing to the landowners. Aronson Park playground is almost complete, although a few items are still .needed. Antlers Park plans and specs are out; this will be bid later this month. It has been decided that Rolling Oaks will be graded this year due to public, pressure. The next playgrounds planned to be installed are Terrace and I,akeridge. Valley Lake playground will wait until the grass has came in and the exact location determined. Staff reported that at a recent meeting of the area park directors, it was proposed by the city of Burnsville that the construction of a regional swimming facility be shared by area cities. Staff feels the county should be involved in construction of major facilities such as swimming or tennis courts. The idea is being considered further. • Staff informed the committee. of an upcoming meeting of the area's Park Directors and Park and Recreation Committees. This meeting will take place on May Z8, 1987,. 7:00 to 9:00 PM at Trapp Farm in Eagan. The. program will. include discussion, videos anc~ refreshments. This is also the date of the. Chamber's Commerce and Industry Day, to which the committee members are also invited. It was decided that the next Park and Recreation Advisory Committee meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 27, 19$7, since Steve Michaud will be on vacation the preceding week. Staff informed the committee that six archery excelsior bales had been ordered with park dedication funds, to be installed at Ritter Farm Park in time for summer shooting. Staff updated the committee on the fishing pier proposed for Antlers Park.. It was decided in discussions with the DNR that the relocation of this pier to Casperson Park would be beneficial. Staff is aware of some park and trail access problems on certain plats and will continue to work with the developers and the schools on these .issues. A proposed new development was brought up at the staff level this week. This development is east of I-35, north of Co. Rd. 70, and would include residential, commercial and industrial development. • Park and Recreation Committee minutes • May 6, 1987 -4- The committee had been sent a memo from the Park Director concerning. Lynwood North and South. The developer was apparently confused concerning the MPTW fees in addition to the park dedication requirements. It was stated by member Lulf that enough misunderstandings involving the Land-dedication have transpired that a cash contribution should be required at this paint. City council suggested requiring. a private wildlife preserve within the plat in addition to a cash contribution. Staff feels that the best judgements and intensions were exercised in making the decisions to require a dedication for land and trails in this plat. 87-43 Motion was made by Lulf, seconded by Lovelace, to require a cash contribution for :Lynwood North and South plus the trail fees as stated in the park dedication ordinance.. Aye: Lovelace, Lulf Nay: McDonald, Messinger, Grenz McDonald questioned the power of the city to require developers to save and preserve land whenever and wherever passible. 87-44 Motion was made. by Messinger to ask council to wait for the Park and Recreation Committee to consider this new proposal and not make a snap decision. There was no second to this motion. ~7-45 Motion was made by Grenz, seconded by Lulf, to accept cash for Lynwood South and take time to consider cash or land dedication for Lynwood North. Aye: Lovelace, Lulf, Grenz Nay: McDonald, Messinger Motion passed. Messinger stated her reason for voting against this is that she felt hurried. to make a decision without due consideration. Committee. members are very disappointed at the outcome of this plat and the way the developer. has chosen to do business. McDonald suggested having a meeting next week to decide the outcome of this plat. Staff felt the issue could wait until the 27th meeting if a decision could not be reached .tonight. Committee member McDonald asked about the PDQ development. Staff has. not been updated recently on this issue. It. has been decided that a small parking lot will be saved in Aronson Park on the cemetery end of the park, due to the drainage ditch placement and the distance for pedestrians to walk to get to this field. The engineer's estimates were under on the Valley Lake project which saved some funds. It was stated by member Messinger that the Parkview P.T.O. has a fund balance and .may be willing to spend it on some additional trails around Parkview Park. • Park and Recreation Committee meeting • May 6, 19$7 Member McDonald stated that full regulation size soccer fields are needed at Parkview Park to be used for the travelling soccer team. Staff will check on this. 87-4fi Since there was no further business, it was moved by Grenz, seconded by Messinger, to adjourn the meeting. Motion passed. Respectfully submitted, Gerald Grenz, Chairman ATTEST: ~ arr mste , S cretary • Jr