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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-21 • CITY OF LAKEVILLE PARK AND RECREATION COMMITTEE MINUTES AUGUST 21, 1985 The meeting started at 7:00 P.M. at the Lakeville City Council .Chambers. Roll call: Anderson, Messinger, Gramstad, Grenz and Briscoe were .present. Member Lovelace could not make the meeting. Park Director Steve Michaud was also present. The next order of business was the approval of the Park and Recreation Committee minutes of August 7, 1985 85-50 It was .moved by Messinger, seconded by Gramstad, to approve the minutes as read. Motion passed. Item number three was the Park Director's report. The committee was informed of the progress at Antlers Parka Some fifty diseased trees had been removed. and their stumps excavated out. All the major grading om the beach front has. been completed and the retaining wall project has started. As of .this day, August 27TH, a meeting was held with George Warweg, the city attorney and the city staff to negotiate purchase of the additional land at Antlers Park and the road easements. There was no progress at this meeting and negotiations. will continue through August 30TH, whereby if a settlement has not been reached, staff will recommend utilizing the existing platted roadway as apposed to the new roadway, which is east of George Warweg's home.. Item 2-B was a discussion of Valley Lake Beach and Park. .Committee was informed that playground equipment has been installed and sand has been brought to the site for safety. Steve informed the committee that a citizen had called concerned that the slide was a dangerous piece of equipment. It was explained that all slides are designed to maximum safety by the manufacturer. Item two was a discussion of the letter mailed to Mr. Lee, the landowner of the properties around Valley Lake Beach area. To date there has been no response. Item 2-C was a discussion of Independence Park. Member Briscoe had requested traffic signs warning motorists of the park and the children, which were installed. It is thought that additional signs closer to the park would be in order to give motorists ample warning of children crossing. the roadways. Steve informed the committee that a resident had called. concerned about • the backstop and larger children playing in that park, hitting balls into the backyards. Staff explained that most of these neighbarhaod parks, • Park and Recreation Committee Minutes August 21, 1985 -2- .especially small ones like Independence Park, are for neighborhood children and not for older boys capable of hitting the ball. a long way. The citizen seemed to be happy with. the suggestion of monitoring the use of the ballfield and attaching signs to the backstop, limiting the use to the younger age group only. Item number four was a review of the bike trail plan. Staff informed the committee that negotiations were continuing with property owners along the Lake Marion drainage ditch for the installation of a bikeway out to Antlers Park. Until this matter has been settled, no firm directions or recommendations can be formulated into preparation or recommendation made to city council for a bicycle trail from downtown Lakeville to the High School. Staff did inform the committee of proposed realignment of Highway 50, just south of the High School. The engineers and MnDOT will be informed of our interest for easements for bikeways along the stretch of Highway 50 by the High School. Item number five was a review of plans of Rolling Oaks Park. Two concept plans were .reviewed. Committee members had several suggestions. Staff • informed the committee of the relocation of the access to the park, due to a manhole which interfered with the present alignment of the park access. The moving of the access of the park would not hamper the design or present layouts being considered. A couple of major concerns on Rolling Oaks concept plans were the locations of the hockey rink and skating area, as opposed to the ballfields and the. trails. Also, the turning radius existing on the proposed access roads to the parking lots. Also the plan failed to show a picnic area and plantings for the park. Item six was a review of the council actions. The only issue at the council meeting of interest to the Park and Rec committee was authorization by the council to proceed with negotiations for the George Warweg property and roadway easements, which was approved. Item seven was a review of the fall programs. Staff informed the committee that volleyball, softball, football and soccer programs were all going well. By the end of next week all ten soccer fields would have been lined at Aronson Park and the football fields would also have been installed. Item eight was a discussion of the Minnesota Recreation and Park Association Fall Conference. Steve informed the committee that he will provide general information to them concerning programs for .park advisory groups. The information should be out in the next couple of weeks and he • would .forward it to committee members as soon as possible. • Park and Recreation Committee Minutes August 21, 1985 Page -3- Item. nine was new business. Member Messinger had been contacted by several citizens concerning the potential bond issue in the spring. Some citizens wanted to know if an ice arena was a feasible inclusion in the bond issue. It was the general consensus that the dollars needed to build an ice arena .would be very difficult to pass in a bond issue. Staff informed the committee that barricades had been installed at 164TH and 162ND Streets. Steve informed the committee of a meeting with the Lakeville Jaycees .concerning the downtown bicycle trail to the High School. The Jaycees are very interested in sponsoring. or assisting in the development of such a trail. Steve will keep the Jaycees informed of all progress relative to the trail planning. Staff was informed that several bottles had been broken on the trail. along Cedar Avenue in Valley Park. Under old business, Gerry Grenz had contacted Barbara Schmitt of Dakota County Park Department concerning the curb cuts along the trail at Cedar Avenue north of 160TH Street. Gerry was informed that those curb cuts would be part of the expansion of Cedar Avenue installation to be started sometime in 1986. The committee was informed that staff-had received the Capital Improvement Program for hike trails in Dakota County. The response from the City is expected by the County by September 20TH. Copies of the Capital Improvement Program will be sent to the committee for review. Staff informed the committee. that the 35/50 Highway project is running a few weeks .behind and completion may be pushed into 1986. This would also delay the completion of the bike trail. 85-51 There being no further business, it was moved by Briscoe, seconded by Grenz, to adjourn the meeting. Motion passed. Meeting adjourned at 9:30 P.M. ~ '~Respec~f~i~ly subm ted ~ - ~ ~ ~ f~ rald S. Michaud, Director Parks and Recreation GSM:jr