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Home My WebLink About04-18 CITY OF LAKEVILLE PARK AND RECREATION COMMITTEE MINUTES APRIL 18, 1984 j 7:00 P.M. Roll call: Anderson., Lovelace, Cramer, Grenz, Lewis, Olmsted and Park Director Steve Michaud were present. Committee member Gramstad was on vacation and had indicated previously that he would not be at the meeting. Item. number two was the approval of the Park and Recreation Committee minutes of April 4, 1984. 84.18 It was moved by Olmsted, seconded by Lewis to approve the minutes as read. Motion passed. Item number three was the Park Director's report. Steve briefed the committee on the continuing problem of Lake Marion. Steve explained to the committee that the highest level in 1983 was 8.2 and as of this past week the level. was 8.6 and rising. Steve explained that most of Antlers Park Beach was under water and seriously threatening the potential opening of the Antlers Park swimming beach. Steve will keep the committee apprised as to the potential problem at Antlers Park. • Steve went on to explain that the m~.intenance crews were busy repairing sod and raking stones and debris off of turf from all the winter's plowing. It seems to be taking much more time this year, but is absolutely essential in order to go in and cut the turf with our sensitive mowers. The crews have completed putting in all of Lakeville's entrance signs except on Cedar .Avenue South, which is planned for upgrading. We have. received many excellent comments on our new entrance signs to Lakeville. Our maintenance crews have also been busy preparing and maintaining. ball fields at Aronson Park which are being used every evening. Next week crews will also be opening all our bathroom facilities and getting the water started. Steve explained to the committee that on Monday, April 23rd, the Vo-Tech crews and.. the park crews will begin all the wiring and installation of the lighting system in Aronson Park. It is planned that"the poles and lighting system will be in the ground by the end of that week. The crews are also very busy preparing ~.nd rerouteriri;hew park. regulation and identi- fication signs. Anew sign has been designed for the park system and will be implemented over the next two years. The first signs should be going out early this spring. Steve informed the committee that a new concessionaire had been chosen to operate the Antlers Park. concession stand, but negotiations and contract will not resume until the question of Antlers Park being open or closed. is settled. Park and Recreation Committee minutes April 18, 1984 Page 2 Committee .members asked about the installation of vending machines at the same locations as last year. Steve explained that he will contact Pepsi and Coca Cola to see what arrangements could be made to have those vending machines put back into the park system. Last year's vendor has gone out of business and will not be operating this year. Steve went on to explain a couple acts of vandalism that had occured. One was at Parkview Park, where one or two vandals were hitting golf balls into the side of the warming house, causing large holes around the entire warming house.. A cost estimate has been made of $502..16 to repair the damage. Steve .also told the committee of a three-wheeler that was in Lions Park and the adjacent wheat field that had been freshly planted. The three- wheeler was apprehended and the cost estimate for damage repairs has been submitted. to the police. Steve also informed the committee that the Park Department's new one ton, 4-wheel drive dump truck was delivered on Wednesday.. This vehicle should help our department tremendously. Item number four on the committee agenda was to review the Park Dedica- ton fund budget for 1984. Steve went through the entire list and explained all the different projects that had been approved by council. A copy of the • fund budget is attached to these minutes. Item number five was eliminated from the agenda. Item number six was an update_of the Senior Citizens project. Steve stated there was no news to report, that we are still waiting for May 15th deadline as set by the county to receive authorization from the federal government to expend the monies. Once that is given, the architects will go to work on designing the building. In the meantime, Steve is keeping the senior citizens informed of .all progress. Some initial committees have been put together by the. senior citizens to plan some fund raisers. to help facilitate the purchasing of specialized items for the senior citizen center. Under old business, Steve informed the committee that. grading projects at Dakota Heights Park and Oak Shores Park were scheduled for early summer. Steve talked to the contractor and hopefully the grading would resume at Oak Shores Park the last week of April, completing Oak Shores Park and readying it for seeding and installation of other facilities.. Continuing under old business, Steve presented a copy of a glass ordin- ance that had been prepared in .1983, but was never implemented. Steve read through the ordinance and presented a report on severe accidents occuring in the park over the past few years, relative to cuts frr~m glass in the parks. Steve informed the committee that several cities had enaeted "rdo Glass" requirements. in all the parks and it had been successful. There was some question as to the enforcement. Steve informed the committee that it would generally take a couple of years to get everyone acclimated to the new rule, but over a period of time, the general public-will accept the new ordinance. Park and Recreation Committee minutes • April 18, 19$4 Page 3 84.19 It was then moved by Lewis, seconded by Cramer, to recommend to council implementation and addition to .the city code, park regulations banning all glass .from all parks.. Motion passed. Committee member Grenz and Committee member Lewis requested bike racks be purchased as soon as possible as budgeted and installed at Valley Lake Beach and The Meadows Park because of the increased use of these parks. Because of this, bikes are scattered throughout the park and there is a definite need of a bike rack at each :park. As of these minutes, the bike racks had been ordered and should be delivered in a few weeks. Committee member Lewis questioned the feasibility of moving. the high school warming house to The Meadows Park. Steve informed her that that particular project has been scheduled and the warming house will be .brought down to the park as soon. as possible. Under new business, Steve informed the committee of two plats which are moving. through the planning process-and needed recommendations from the committee. Steve went through the plat known as Ridgeview, which is being platted directly west of the Barrett Subdivision. The committee reviewed the open space system plan and determined that the Dakota. Heights . Park service area did not include this particular piece of property but the proposed Alpine Village plat, which is located east of the freeway and the frontage road, had a planned thirteen-acre park and would include the Ridgeview plat as part of its service area. 84.20 There being no further discussion, it was moved by Lewis, seconded by Grenz, ~Co recommend to city council the Ridgeview plat pay a cash contri- bution as specified in the existing ordinance to satisfy its park dedication. requirements. Motion passed, Steve then presented the committee with the Sullivan Second Addition. The committee reviewed the relationship of_ Sullivan's plat and The Meadows Park and determined that The Meadows Park would satisfy the park requirements for Sullivan's. 84.21 With that in mind, it was moved bg Lewis, seconded by .Olmsted, to recommend to Gity Council a cash contribution as specified in the ordinance be recommended to satisfy the park dedication ordinance. Motion passed. Continuing under new business, Steve informed the committee of a potential gymnastics program developing Lakeville's more highly skilled` gymnasts. The program would be offered in conjunction with. the school properties and .act as a feeder program to the high school gymnastics team. • Park and Recreation Committee minutes April 18, 1984 . Page 4 The committee discussed arranging for their annual bus .tour of all the existing and new facilities in the park system. Steve mentioned that it would go on the agenda for. discussion at the next meeting. Steve also informed the committee of .the ribbon-cutting ceremony, kicking off the first games of the softball season with the new lighting system in Aronson Park on May lst. 84.2.2 There being no .further business, it was moved by Olmsted, seconded by Lewis, to adjourn the meeting. Motion passed. l 'r Resp ul su ` it`: e~l, i ~ ~erald S. Michau Director Parks and Recreation GSM: jr