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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-10 e. • CITY OF LAKEVILLE PARK AND RECREATION COMMITTEE MINUTES JULY 10, 1985 Roll call: Briscoe, .Messinger, Anderson, Grenz and Lovelace were present. Duane Gramstad called and could not be present. Howard Lovelace informed the committee that he would be on vacation by the next meeting, which has been scheduled for July 31st. ?'ark Director Steve r2ichaud was also present. There were no minutes for the July 3rd .Park and Recreation Committee meet- ing due to a lack of quorum. .Item number two was the approval of the June 19, 1985 Park and Recreation Committee minutes. 85-39 It was moved by Messinger, seconded by Grenz, to approve the minutes as corrected. The corrected minutes were to read: .Last Paragraph~`f_irst page.. First sentence: Several comments were made. concerning the need to pursue our bike trail system, especially from downtown Lakeville to Anglers Parka Motion passed. • Item number three was the Park Director's report. .Steve informed the committee that Pan-O-Prop was going well. All of the maintenance programs were going well. We have at least .six JTP workers now in the department. The lake drainage program is well underway, with about four or five inches left to complete the drainage on the outlet to the lake. Staff has been heavily involved with the additional planning of, the parking '..lots and beach fund at Antlers Park. The committee was- informed that Rolling Oaks Park concept plans have been completed and will be prepared for the next meeting. There has been some vandalism in the park .system, mostly spray painting and painting of facilities--other than that, nothing serious. The lake bouys were installed finally early this week. Under Item five, the committee was informed of a planning meeting with Dakota County park staff and planning. staff. relative to bike trails in down- town Lakeville and the county's five year capital improvements program. Steve met with Allen Moe from the Dakota County planning office to discuss potential capital improvements and plan revisions .for Dakota County. Steve outlined several priorities existing within Lakeville. Discussion ensued.,. relative to potential grants, .monies available for assisting Lakeville in bike trail development. The committee was also informed that Tim Erkkila is now preparing a_bike trail route from downtown Lakeville to Antlers Park to the High School,..utilizing several potential alternatives, cost estimates. involved, yS L • Under old business, the committee was informed that the. concept plans for Antlers Park had been completed and will be prepared for the committee at their next meeting... Park-Director Steve Michaud presented bid proposals and playground layouts he had. received from three major playground companies f_or the purchase of playground equipment in Foxborough Park, Dodd Trail Park, Bunker Hill park and Oak Shores Park.. The committee had a long discussion concerning the pros and cons, advantages and disadvantages of the different types of play- ground models and designs. It was the general consensus of the committee that St. Croix Recreation Company offered the best schemes for the money. and playground equipment for Foxborough and Bunker Hill. The committee also reviewed the Dodd Trail and Oak Shores Park playgrounds and determined that additional monies may have to be added to each of the budgets to provide.- an adequate playground. The committee directed Steve to investigate the potential of enlarging these playgrounds and to report back with the pro- posed cost estimates.. Also, Steve was to contact St. Croix Recreation Company and negotiate the addition and. subtraction of a few pieces at both the Foxborough and Bunker Hill Park playground sites. Basically, the committee was happy with the playground layouts and author- ized the Park Director to place the approval of the purchase as recommended by staff, on the city council agenda. • Continuing under old business, Steve reported that the beaches are going well, There still remains a problem at Antlers: Park relative to trespassing "and the use of the beach on the weekends. The committee was also informed that the .redrawing of the Bunker Hill master plan should be ready by our next meeting. 85-40 A discussion was held relative to the reopening of the-boat launch at Antlers Park, at which time it was .moved by Grenz, seconded by Messinger, to recom- .mend to city council that staff be authorized to reopen the boat launch at Antlers Park as soon as staff deems it feasible, once the lake reaches. the point that the drainage stops.. Motion passed. It was suggested by member Grenz that the lifeguards at Valley Lake Beach stay until at least 8:00 P,M. due to the amount of people who are remaining on the beach front. The committee also directed Steve to contact Clair Pope on the land around Valley Lake Beach and if he received no action from Mr. Pope, that the committee wanted him to find out who the owner is and contact that person...- Member Briscoe requested that trash barrels be placed at Independence Park and also asked if there could be "Caution, Playground" signs placed on Finch Way due to the extreme fast traffic goingpast the park. Member Briscoe also. brought up the fact that several children are loitering at .the Parkview • School and there has been much vandalism to the new playground area.. Steve informed the coBnnittee that the Parkview School principal should make contact with the police .chief to see if we could not get any additional patrol in that area. .Under new business,.. Park Director Steve Michaud brought up several new- ideas and updated the committee on other projects. In the last month there has been much citizen pressure relative to bike trails within Lakeville. There is also pressure for additional athletic fields and an additional playfield, and more recently the potential of purchasing additional lakeshore property on the western shore of Lake Marion along Juno Trail which has been known as Casperson's Point, plus additional. property across the s reef to the west for some type of boat launching. and. parking facility/combined park. Also, the acquisition and development of the remaining property around Valley Lake Beach and lake, and the. development of the remaining twenty acres at Aronson Park are being sought. The magnitude of the above pro posals at this .point indicates the potential for a bond referendum. Also, there will be an election this fall in~November for the proposed new-fire station on the west end. of town, Staff will begin to formulate potential. ideas and cost estimates in preparation for a proposal to the committee and council for consideration of a bond referendum to accomplish the above, plus other development projects and would be necessary within the city to complete the park system elan. The committee will be updated as to the progress of this at their meeting. 85-41 There being n.o further business, it was moved by Messinger, seconded by • Lovelace, to .adjourn the meeting. Motion passed. Meeting adjourned at 8:30 P.M, Meeting st ted at 6:00 P.M. Res ect ~ 11 sw iii ed P y E ~ n~ .s old S. ichaud, Director Parks and Recreation GSM:jr •