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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-07 CITY OF LAKEVILLfi . PARK AND RECREATION COMMITTEfi MINUTES MAY 7, 1986 Meeting was called to order by Chairperson Anderson at 7:00 PM. Members present were Anderson, Messinger, Lovelace, Gramstad, Grenz and Olmsted. Committee member McDonald had a death in the family and could not be present. Also present was Larry Lulf representing the Lakeville Athletic Association. The next order of business was the approval of the April 16, 1986 committee minutes. 86-34 It was moved by Gramstad, seconded by Grenz, to approve the minutes of the April 16, 1986 Park and Recreation Committee meeting as read. Motion passed. The next item was the Park Director's report. Staff reported that the maintenance crews had been installing retaining walls at the various playground installations from last fall. At present they would be finishing up Foxborough Park and then moving to Bunker Hill. Additions to Bunker Hill tire swing had been changed. As of these minutes, the tires at the end of the rail slide had yet to be installed. Maintenance department would be so informed. • Staff reported that the level of Lake Marion was very high and water was now lapping against the new retaining wall. The maintenance department has now installed fence post stakes along the wall to stabilize the entire wall. Also, the maintenance department has filled in some wash out areas and installed new sod along the entire retaining wall to stabilize even further. Maintenance crews are very busy trying to keep up with the grass which seems to be the biggest problem most years. The months of April and May are very difficult because of the lack of summertime help which will not start until school is out. All leagues are in full play and the maintenance department is busy doing ballfield maintenance, dragging ballfields, etc. The sign making project is still in progress. Committee members asked if the Panda Park sign had been returned and as of the meeting date had not been installed. Maintenance department will be so informed. In the recreation division, the summer brochure was sent out with all the upcoming summer events. It was noted that the cost for Kamp Kermit and the time for summer playgrounds were omitted. Additional notices to the schools and the local newspapers will be printed informing the general public of this information. All sports programs, both the youth and adult programs are now in full swing. • The Senior Citizen Center programs are going very well. The seniors have had two monthly dances which went aver very successfully. Park and Recreation Committee Minutes • May 7, 1986 Page -2- Under administration, staff reported that the Antlers Park condemnation is still in progress. Staff was informed that the commissioners will be having a meeting within the next week or two. Hopefully the condemnation proceedings can be concluded in a short period of time. Staff reported that the LAWCON/LCMR Federal grant has been completed and sent to the state. Steve will keep the committee informed as to the progress of this state grant/federal grant. Staff informed the committee that a grant submitted to the Metropolitan Council on Aging has been awarded to Lakeville in the amount of $12,000.00. $7,000.00 will go toward administration and wages for an outreach program. The outreach program will be targeting senior citizens who are home bound or not presently aware of the programs and opportunities available to seniors in the Lakeville area. The remaining $5,000.00 will go towards the correction of the acoustical problem in the senior citizen center and/or the remodeling of the three season porch. Staff reported that the time from the passage of the park bond referendum until the city is authorized to spend money is about 60 days. Between this date and authorization, staff will be busy putting the entire management and budgeting process on a computer. Along with the computerization of the • management program for the bond referendum, staff will be working on specifications of different projects, project management time lines and requests for proposals being submitted to the various companies that will be doing business with the city. Under development, the Antlers Park playground has been delivered and will be installed within the next month. The final hurdle to cross, County Road 64 at Antlers Park, has been accomplished. Staff received a permit to cross County Road 64 entering Antlers Park on May 4th. The county approved the second alternative, which is crossing approximately two to three hundred feet west of the old Indra Way. Item number four was the bond referendum review. Staff reported that the bond referendum had successfully passed. It was noted that all three Lakeville precincts had voted the bond referendum down and both Valley Park precincts voted the bond referendum successfully. Although there were three precincts in Lakeville that voted negatively, there was a substantial number of people voting favorably, also. The committee was very happy on this victory, as were many council people and citizens throughout the community. Item number five was a review of planners reports. The committee received several reports from the planners. There were na questions. Under old business, committee members asked about the installation of the buoys an Lake Marion. As of these minutes, the buoys will be installed on • Lake Marion on the weekend of May 10th, weather permitting. Park and Recreation Committee Minutes May 7, 1986 • Page -3- Under new business, committee members reported that there was much debris on the bike trail in Valley Park along Cedar Avenue and that the grass along the bike trail should be scheduled for cutting on a regular basis. Continuing under new business, it was mentioned by members from Valley Park that there have been several requests for a BMX course for bicycles in the area. It was suggested that there was an area by the hockey rink at the Parkview park for such an area. Steve will visit and talk to other park directors of the three different cities that have BMX courses to see about the feasibility and construction of such a course. New member Larry Olmsted mentioned that he did not receive a packet for this meeting. Park Director Steve Michaud informed harry that he and Mary McDonald will receive packets containing information from the first of the year. Also the packet which was not delivered will be replaced. Continuing under new business, committee member Duane Gramstad had several requests as follows: Several requests have been received for a satellite at the Ramburg Pit. Staff will check into the need. There have been several questions from people concerning a screen somewhere along the Lake Marion outlet to prevent rough fish from entering the lake. Steve will check into this. • The next item was a question concerning a snowmobile cross race being proposed by Jerry Tongen. Staff informed the committee that a thorough report had been prepared and for many reasons this particular event had been turned down. Staff will send copies of this report to everyone. Duane went on to inform the committee that the Pole Benders will be sponsoring a fishing tournament for Pan-O-Prog this year and they are requesting use of the point at the Casperson Property. Staff will make a phone call to Florida to see if this is possible. Item five by committee member Gramstad included statements that he has received from several people concerning the controversy of the size of the parking lot at the Casperson Property. Several people have expressed interest that the 40 car parking lot will be too small and many problems will arise from it. Staff informed the committee that we should at least go on a one year trial basis to determine the pros and cons of either expanding the parking lot or leaving it as it is. There was also discussion on the contract with the concessions at Antlers Park. • Park and Recreation Committee minutes May 7, 1986 • Page -4 86-35 There being no further business, it was moved by Messinger, seconded by Olmsted by to adjourn the meeting. Motion passed. Meeting adjourned at 9:00 PM. Respectfully submitted, Gerald S. Michaud, Director Parks and Recreation GSM:jr • •